Adaptive Epidemic Dynamics on Hypergraphs with Group-Level Immunization and Rewiring

Abstract

Understanding how higher-order social structures shape epidemic spreading requires models that couple group interactions with adaptive behavior. We introduce an adaptive simplicial susceptible-infected-susceptible (s-SIS) model on d-uniform hypergraphs, where both node states and hyperedge activity co-evolve in response to local infection pressure. Hyperedges represent group interactions of fixed size and dynamically reduce their activity through a feedback mechanism in highly infected environments. Within this framework, we design two classes of hyperedge-level interventions: (i) risk-driven immunization, combining spontaneous, activity-based isolation with targeted deactivation guided by hyperedge infection pressure, and (ii) structural rewiring, which reconstructs group structures either randomly or via degree-preferential attachment. By extending the microscopic Markov chain approximation to higher-order interactions, we derive analytical conditions for the existence and stability of both endemic and disease-free stationary states. Our analysis shows that adaptive hyperedge feedback can induce discontinuous phase transitions, nonlinear epidemic thresholds, and bistable regimes in which sufficiently high initial prevalence drives the system to a disease-free equilibrium. Extensive Monte Carlo simulations support the theory and confirm that targeted immunization and degree-preferential rewiring substantially suppress epidemic prevalence, outperforming random strategies. These results demonstrate that higher-order interactions and adaptive group-level responses fundamentally reshape epidemic bifurcations and suggest principles for designing effective intervention policies in complex social systems.

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