Analysis of an SIR Epidemic Model with Pulse Vaccination and Distributed Time Delay

Pulse vaccination, the repeated application of vaccine over a defined age range, is gaining prominence as an effective strategy for the elimination of infectious diseases. An SIR epidemic model with pulse vaccination and distributed time delay is proposed in this paper. Using the discrete dynami...

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Main Authors: Shujing Gao, Zhidong Teng, Juan J. Nieto, Angela Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/64870