Modelling the Use of Wolbachia to Control Dengue Fever Transmission

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 796-818

  Hughes, Harriet ^a   Britton, N F ^a,b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dengue fever; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DENGUE VIRUS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 84877058934     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-013-9835-4     Document Type: Article

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