An Agent Based Model for Ebola

This is the first spatially expilicit, 1:1, agent based model for the spread of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. For questions email rohan[at]surilabs.com

##System Requirements

• At least 16 GB of RAM
• At least 1.5 GB of space for additional files
• Java 1.8+ installed
• Bash

##Getting Started

1. To run the model start by cloning this repo.
   

       git clone https://github.com/rohan-suri/ebola-abm
   

2. Run the 'setup.sh' script. (Note script is in bash)
   

   ./setup.sh
   

3. Start the model with or without UI
   

   ./run or ./run_no_ui
   

##Checking Output After a run is finished, model output will be written in CSV files located in the output/ directory
3 Types of Output:

• Cumulative cases for each of the three countries (liberia_cumulative.csv)
• Cumulative cases for each district. Files will be LBR_[IPUMSID].csv
• Effective contact rates for each country (liberia_reproductive_rate.csv)

##Parameters

• All paraemters are located in the Parameters.java file
• Parameters derived from a number of sources including previous literature and labour market surveys
• Fitted parameters include:
  • Contact Rate: the probablity of infecting another agent in the same structure at each time step
  • Populuation Flow Scale: Scales the movement of agents between districts