Description and estimated value of the model parameters ([30, 31]).

<p>Description and estimated value of the model parameters ([<a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006234#pntd.0006234.ref030" target="_blank">30</a>, <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006234#pntd.0006234.ref031" target="_blank">31</a>]).</p

Schematic draw of a metapopulation network with human mobility.

<p>At the right we represent the measure of the Transmission Risk index <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006234#pntd.0006234.e008" target="_blank">(2)</a> and, at the left, we represent the Vulnerability Risk index <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006234#pntd.0006234.e010" target="_blank">(4)</a>.</p

Time series of the model (8)–(12) for different values of the carrying capacity <i>C</i>, and the parameters values given in Table 1 with <i>β</i> = 0.67.

<p>Time series of the model <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006234#pntd.0006234.e020" target="_blank">(8)</a>–<a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006234#pntd.0006234.e024" target="_blank">(12)</a> for different values of the carrying capacity <i>C</i>, and the parameters values given in <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006234#pntd.0006234.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a> with <i>β</i> = 0.67.</p

Dynamics of the number of infected humans per patch in a network of 5 nodes for a fully connected network (a) and a Barabasi-Albert network (b).

<p>In (a) the vulnerability index <i>VR</i>_<i>i</i> indicates patch 3 (red line) as the most vulnerable and in (b) the most vulnerable as indicated by <i>VR</i>_<i>i</i> is patch 1 (red line). The most vulnerable patch corresponds to the one with more cases at the beginning of the epidemic (let say <i>t</i> ≤ 50).</p