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Nitara Wijayatilake

University of EdinburghORCID 0009-0006-7186-8589Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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EcologyProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedOct 28, 2026

Fragmented social networks promote complex behavioural contagions over infectious disease spread

Nitara Wijayatilake, Shweta Bansal, Amy B. Pedersen, Matthew J. Silk

The paper models how fragmented social networks affect the spread of social behaviors versus infectious diseases, finding that complex contagions are less hindered by subgroup structure than simple contagions.

DOI 10.1098/rspb.2026.1424

statistical modelhost-pathogen & immune response

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