Heterogeneities in the transmission of infectious agents: Implications for the design of control programs

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 338-342

  Woolhouse, M E J ^a   Dye, C ^b   Etard, J F ^c,h   Smith, T ^d   Charlwood, J D ^d   Garnett, G P ^a   Hagan, P ^e   Hii, J L K ^f   Ndhlovu, P D ^g   Quinnell, R J ^b   Watts, C H ^b   Chandiwana, S K ^g   Anderson, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Institut National de Recherche en Sante Publique Mali   (Mali)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^g Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^h INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

AIDS; basic reproduction number; HIV; leishmaniasis; malaria; schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 12644311249     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.1.338     Document Type: Article

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