Reproduction numbers of infectious disease models

This primer article focuses on the basic reproduction number, â0, for infectious diseases, and other reproduction numbers related to â0 that are useful in guiding control strategies. Beginning with a simple population model, the concept is developed for a threshold value of â0 determining whether or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pauline van den Driessche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-08-01
Series:Infectious Disease Modelling
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042717300209