Modeling the transmission dynamics of sheep brucellosis in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-58

  Hou, Qiang ^a   Sun, Xiangdong ^b   Zhang, Juan ^a   Liu, Yongjun ^b   Wang, Youming ^b   Jin, Zhen ^a  

^a NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHINA ANIMAL HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Brucellosis; Dynamic model; Stability; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; ENDEMIC EQUILIBRIUM; GLOBAL STABILITY; HUMAN POPULATION; INNER MONGOLIA; TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS; VACCINATION; ZOONOTIC DISEASE;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DYNAMIC MODELS; VACCINES;

DISINFECTION;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; DISINFECTION; HEALTH IMPACT; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CALCULATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROCESS MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHINA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION; ZOONOSES;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

BRUCELLA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84873270608     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: 18793134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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