A malaria model with partial immunity in Humans

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 789-801

  Jia, L I ^a  

^a Sciences University of Alabama in Huntsville ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Compartmental models; Endemic equilibrium; Malaria; Reproductive number

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INCUBATION TIME; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE INCUBATION PERIOD; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 58849150466     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2008.5.789     Document Type: Article

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