An intuitive formulation for the reproductive number for the spread of diseases in heterogeneous populations

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-86

  Hyman, James M ^a   Li, Jia ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b The University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamical systems; Endemic equilibrium; Epidemiology; Mathematical model; Reproductive number; Stability; Threshold conductors; Transmission dynamics

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MODELING; REPRODUCTION;

BIOSTATISTICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033845428     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(00)00025-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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