Mathematical modelling, simulation, and optimal control of the 2014 ebola outbreak in West Africa

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Rachah, Amira ^a   Torres, Delfim F M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

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EBOLA VIRUS;

EID: 84930665233     PISSN: 10260226     EISSN: 1607887X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/842792     Document Type: Article

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