Edge removal in random contact networks and the basic reproduction number

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-238

  Koch, Dean ^a   Illner, Reinhard ^a   Ma, Junling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Disease dynamics; Edge removal; Multi group; Network; Network evolution; SIR model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84879552145     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-012-0545-6     Document Type: Article

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