Epidemic dynamics and host immune response: a nested approach

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 399-435

  Gandolfi, Alberto ^a   Pugliese, Andrea ^b   Sinisgalli, Carmela ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemic modelling; Immune response; Pathogen dynamics; Structured population models

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIC; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84941741438     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-014-0769-8     Document Type: Article

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