An apparent paradox of horizontal and vertical disease transmission

Journal of Biological Dynamics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-62

  Faeth, Stanley H ^a   Hadeler, Karl P ^b   Thieme, Horst R ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Evolution of virulence; Persistence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; STATISTICS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 37849027297     PISSN: 17513758     EISSN: 17513766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513750601040367     Document Type: Article

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