Fitting the SEIR model of seasonal influenza outbreak to the incidence data for Russian cities

Authors:
  • VLVasiliy N. Leonenko
    Vasiliy N. Leonenko
  • SISergey V. Ivanov
    Sergey V. Ivanov

Abstract
In this paper we present a computational algorithm aimed at fitting a SEIR populational model to the influenza outbreaks incidence in Russian cities. The input data are derived from the long-term records on the incidence of acute respiratory diseases in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk. It is shown that the classical SEIR model could provide a satisfactory fit for the majority of employed influenza outbreak incidence data sets (

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