A final size relation for epidemic models of vector-transmitted diseases

We formulate and analyze an age of infection model for epidemics of diseases transmitted by a vector, including the possibility of direct transmission as well. We show how to determine a basic reproduction number. While there is no explicit final size relation as for diseases transmitted directly, w...

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Main Author: Fred Brauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-02-01
Series:Infectious Disease Modelling
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042716300197