Reproduction numbers and sub-threshold endemic equilibria for compartmental models of disease transmission

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 180, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 29-48

  Van Den Driessche, P ^a   Watmough, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Disease control; Disease transmission model; Sub threshold equilibrium

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

REPRODUCTIONAL NUMBERS;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

BIOMETRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0036845274     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(02)00108-6     Document Type: Article

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