A final size relation for epidemic models

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-175

  Arino, Julien ^a   Brauer, Fred ^b   Van Den Driessche, P ^c   Watmough, James ^d   Wu, Jianhong ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Epidemic models; Final size relation; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547346845     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2007.4.159     Document Type: Article

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