A fuzzy reed-frost model for epidemic spreading

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1925-1936

  Ortega, Neli R S ^a   Santos, Fabiano S ^b   Zanetta, Dirce M T ^b   Massad, Eduardo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Epidemiological models; Fuzzy epidemic; Fuzzy logic; Reed Frost

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; INFANT; PICORNAVIRUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 52549104765     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-008-9332-3     Document Type: Article

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