Threshold dynamics of an infective disease model with a fixed latent period and non-local infections

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 1387-1410

  Guo, Zhiming ^a   Wang, Feng Bin ^b   Zou, Xingfu ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Delay; Infectious disease model; Non local infection; Principal eigenvalue; Reaction diffusion equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869195438     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-011-0500-y     Document Type: Article

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