/stochastic_seir_model

A stochastic SEIR model in Python to simulate epidemic outbreaks.

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stochastic_seir_model

We formulate a simple stochastic SEIR model over continuous time and and code this model in Python to generate simmulations of epidemic outbreaks. The model is a continuous time Markov chain and our simmulation utilize what is called Gillespie's algorithm.