An epidemiological model of Rift Valley fever

An epidemiological model of Rift Valley fever

We present and explore a novel mathematical model of the epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever (RVF). RVF is an Old World, mosquito-borne disease affecting both livestock and humans. The model is an ordinary differential equation model for two populations of mosquito species, those that can transmit v...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicole P. Leahy, David M. Hartley, Holly D. Gaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Texas State University 2007-08-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Differential Equations
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever
mosquito-borne disease
livestock disease
mathematical epidemiology
compartmental model
sensitivity analysis
Online Access:http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2007/115/abstr.html

Internet

http://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2007/115/abstr.html

Similar Items