An epidemic model with infector and exposure dependent severity

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-120

  Ball, Frank ^a   Britton, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Exposure; Final size; Severity; Stochastic epidemic; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; EXPOSURE; FINAL SIZE; SEVERITY; STOCHASTIC EPIDEMIC; VACCINATION;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EPIDEMIC; MODELING; REPRODUCTION; STOCHASTICITY; VACCINATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 62249137758     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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