Theoretical analysis of mixed Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium falciparum infections with partial cross-immunity

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-178

  Chiyaka, Christinah ^a,c   Mukandavire, Zindoga ^a,c   Das, Prasenjit ^a   Nyabadza, Farai ^b   Hove Musekwa, Senelani D ^c,d   Mwambi, Henry ^e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

^d AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Backward bifurcation; Cross immunity; Malaria; Mixed species; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium malariae; Stability

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMMUNITY; INFECTIVITY; MALARIA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTOZOAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE;

EID: 77649342112     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.10.032     Document Type: Article

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