Meningitis, pathogenicity near criticality: The epidemiology of meningococcal disease as a model for accidental pathogens

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 347-359

  Stollenwerk, Nico ^a   Jansen, Vincent A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carriage; Branching Process; Master equation; Neisseria meningitidis; Population structure; Power law; Septicaemia

Indexed keywords

PATHOGENICITY;

ARTICLE; COMMENSALISM; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HOST; INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENINGITIS; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MICROORGANISM; MUTANT; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0038640240     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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