The effect of superspreading on epidemic outbreak size distributions

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 228-237

  Garske, T ^a   Rhodes, C J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branching process; Epidemic model; Heterogeneous transmission; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HETEROGENEITY; ISOLATED POPULATION; MODELING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEASLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MEASLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; VACCINATION; WALES;

EID: 45849148867     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.02.038     Document Type: Article

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