Reproduction numbers for epidemic models with households and other social structures. I. Definition and calculation of R 0

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-97

  Pellis, Lorenzo ^a   Ball, Frank ^b   Trapman, Pieter ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Branching processes; Households; R 0; SIR epidemic; Workplaces

Indexed keywords

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BRANCHING PROCESS; HOUSEHOLDS; R 0; SIR EPIDEMIC; WORKPLACES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CALCULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION SIZE; PROBABILITY; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VACCINATION;

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84858006291     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: 18793134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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