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cord-265282-v3n9ff16	Ahn, Inkyung	Investigation of nonlinear epidemiological models for analyzing and controlling the MERS outbreak in Korea	2018-01-21		.txt	text/plain	4879	291	60	For the SIQ based ordinary differential equation (ODE) model, we perform the task of parameter estimation, and apply optimal control theory to the controlled SIQ model, with the goal of minimizing the infectious compartment population and the cost of implementing the quarantine and isolation strategies. Simulation results show that the proposed SIQ model can explain the observed data for the confirmed cases and the quarantined cases in the MERS outbreak very well, and the number of the MERS cases can be controlled reasonably well via the optimal control approach. Simulation results show that the proposed SIQ model can explain the observed data for the confirmed cases and the quarantined cases in the MERS outbreak very well, and the number of the MERS cases can be controlled reasonably well via the optimal control approach.	./cache/cord-265282-v3n9ff16.txt	./txt/cord-265282-v3n9ff16.txt