Researchers develop algorithm to help identify patient zero in an epidemic
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 08:00
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Croatia has developed an algorithm that is able to help pinpoint the first person who became ill when an epidemic occurred. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the team describes how they built their algorithm, how it was tested and how accurate they believe it is.