Dynamics of a model of Toxoplasmosis disease in human and cat populations

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1692-1700

  González Parra, Gilberto C ^a   Arenas, Abraham J ^b   Aranda, Diego F ^c   Villanueva, Rafael J ^c   Jódar, Lucas ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cats population; Ecology; Epidemic model; Global stability; Toxoplasmosis disease

Indexed keywords

BASIC CONCEPTS; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBERS; CATS POPULATION; DISEASE-FREE EQUILIBRIUMS; ENDEMIC EQUILIBRIUMS; EPIDEMIC MODEL; GLOBAL STABILITY; INFECTIOUS AGENTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PARASITE-; POPULATION LEVELS; THRESHOLD PARAMETERS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS DISEASE; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 65049091290     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.camwa.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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