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Migration paths saturations in meta-epidemic systems
In this paper we consider a simple two-patch model in which a population
affected by a disease can freely move. We assume that the capacity of the
interconnected paths is limited, and thereby influencing the migration rates.
Possible habitat disruptions due to human activities or natural events are
accounted for. The demographic assumptions prevent the ecosystem to be wiped
out, and the disease remains endemic in both populated patches at a stable
equilibrium, but possibly also with an oscillatory behavior in the case of
unidirectional migrations. Interestingly, if infected cannot migrate, it is
possible that one patch becomes disease-free. This fact could be exploited to
keep disease-free at least part of the population