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From: Complex social contagion makes networks more vulnerable to disease outbreaks

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Schematic representation of the complex contagion of negative vaccination sentiment followed by an SIR disease epidemic.

White nodes denote non-adopters of a negative vaccination sentiment. Black nodes denote individuals who adopt a negative vaccination sentiment. Red nodes denote individuals who have been infected. (A) Initial social contact network. (B) After negative vaccination sentiment spreads by complex contagion during the period of opinion formation (C) After vaccination and subsequent removal of immunized individuals from the susceptible contact network. (D) After a vaccine-preventable infectious disease spreads through the remaining susceptible network.

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