Modeling tuberculosis in Barcelona. A solution to speed-up agent-based simulations

Cristina Montanola-Sales; Joan Francesc Gilabert-Navarro; Josep Casanovas-Garcia; Clara Prats; Daniel Lopez; Joaquim Valls; Pere Joan Cardona; Cristina Vilaplana

doi:10.1109/WSC.2015.7408254

Modeling tuberculosis in Barcelona. A solution to speed-up agent-based simulations

Cristina Montanola-Sales
, Joan Francesc Gilabert-Navarro
, Josep Casanovas-Garcia
, Clara Prats
, Daniel Lopez
, Joaquim Valls
, Pere Joan Cardona
, Cristina Vilaplana

Research output: Book chapter › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

Tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. About one-third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis bacteria. Understanding the dynamics of transmission at different spatial scales is critical to progress in its control. We present an agent-based model for tuberculosis epidemics in Barcelona, which has an observatory on this disease. Our model considers high heterogeneity within the population, including risk factors for developing an active disease, and it tracks the individual behavior once diagnosed. We incorporated the immunodeficiency and smoking/alcoholism, as well as the individual's origin (foreigner or not) for its contagion and infection as risks factors. We implemented the model in Netlogo, a useful tool for interaction with physicians. However, the platform has some computational limitations, and we propose a solution to overcome them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1295-1306
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467397438
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2015.7408254
Publication status	Published - 16 Feb 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015 - Huntington Beach, United States Duration: 6 Dec 2015 → 9 Dec 2015

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Name	Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
Volume	2016-February
ISSN (Print)	0891-7736

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Conference	Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Huntington Beach
Period	6/12/15 → 9/12/15

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Montanola-Sales, C., Gilabert-Navarro, J. F., Casanovas-Garcia, J., Prats, C., Lopez, D., Valls, J., Cardona, P. J., & Vilaplana, C. (2016). Modeling tuberculosis in Barcelona. A solution to speed-up agent-based simulations. In 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015 (pp. 1295-1306). Article 7408254 (Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference; Vol. 2016-February). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2015.7408254

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Montanola-Sales C, Gilabert-Navarro JF, Casanovas-Garcia J, Prats C, Lopez D, Valls J et al. Modeling tuberculosis in Barcelona. A solution to speed-up agent-based simulations. In 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. p. 1295-1306. 7408254. (Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference). doi: 10.1109/WSC.2015.7408254

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