Searching for Effective Policies to Prevent Bird Flu Pandemic in Bandung City Using Agent-Based Simulation

Authored by Utomo Sarjono Putro, Santi Novani, Manahan Siallagan, Hiroshi Deguchi, Yasuhiro Kantani, Toshiyuki Kaneda, Yusuke Koyoma, Manabu Ichikawa, Hideki Tanuma

DOI: 10.1002/sres.948

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Platforms: SOARS

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Abstract

This paper investigates the case of H5N1 bird flu in Southeast Asia, and develops a basic model of simulation using agent-based modelling to study the dynamic interaction between human activities in Bandung City, West Java province, Indonesia. It evaluates the effectiveness of several policies for Bandung City based on the infection process model for pandemic, depending on social and culture simulation using Spot Oriented Agent Role Simulator or SOARS. The results of these simulations suggest that the government should take action not only from a medical perspective, but also from the perspective of social interactions and their influences on the spread of H5N1 in Bandung City. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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