Calibration of a SEIR–SEI epidemic model to describe the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil

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Highlights：

• Nonlinear dynamics of Zika virus is addressed.

• SEIR–SEI epidemic model is employed to model Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.

• An inverse problem is solved to calibrate the epidemic model.

摘要

•Nonlinear dynamics of Zika virus is addressed.•SEIR–SEI epidemic model is employed to model Zika virus outbreak in Brazil.•An inverse problem is solved to calibrate the epidemic model.

论文关键词：Zika virus dynamics,Nonlinear dynamics,Mathematical biology,SEIR epidemic model,Model calibration,Inverse problem

论文评审过程：Received 26 September 2017, Revised 23 May 2018, Accepted 10 June 2018, Available online 4 July 2018, Version of Record 4 July 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2018.06.024