SimFluVE is a stochastic agent-based simulation program, written in C++, for the transmission of influenza in a stratified population. SimFluVE performs a set of simulations with fixed values of the input parameters. Each simulation corresponds to a single outbreak.
The source code of the program is accompanied with a make file that can be used to compile the source using GCC C++ compiler. To compile the source code on a machine with GCC compiler installed run the make command from terminal (Unix flavored operating systems). Cygwin or MinGW can be used to compile the code on a Windows machine. Compiling the code will generate an executable file named SimFluVE on Unix flavored OS or SimFlu.exe on Windows machines.
SimFluVE requires an input parameters file. By default, SimFluVE looks for a file named as Simflu6_input.csv in the same folder where SimFluVE executable is placed. This default option can be overridden by providing the path and name of the input parameters file as a command line argument. To run from command prompt, change the directory to the one containing the SimFluVE executable and run command:
> ./SimFlu
or
> ./SimFlu <input_filename>
The program can also be executed (with default input parameters file) by simply double-clicking the executable file.
SimFluVE’s graphical user interface lets users provide inputs, run simulations and save outputs in a friendly manner. Refer to the user manual to learn more about the inputs and controls to SimFluVE_Cpp UI.
More information about SimFluVE can be found in the User Manual Document