Optimal control applied to vaccination and treatment strategies for various epidemiological models

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 469-492

  Gaff, Holly ^a   Schaefer, Elsa ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Optimal control; SEIR; SIR; SIRS; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; VACCINATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 70349647743     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2009.6.469     Document Type: Article

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