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Nature 429, 180-184 (13 May 2004) | doi:10.1038/nature02541;

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Modelling disease outbreaks in realistic urban social networks

Most mathematical models for the spread of disease use differential equations based on uniform mixing assumptions or ad hoc models for the contact process. Here we explore the use of dynamic bipartite graphs to model the physical contact patterns that result from movements of individuals between specific locations.

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