Effects of tick population dynamics and host densities on the persistence of tick-borne infections

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 216-240

  Rosà, Roberto ^a   Pugliese, Andrea ^b  

^a Centre for Alpine Ecology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Dilution effect; Host density; Tick population dynamics; Tick borne infections

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATHOGENS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; DILUTION EFFECT; HOST DENSITY; TICK POPULATION DYNAMICS; TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

HOST; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TICK;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

IXODIDA;

EID: 34249708455     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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