A systematic procedure for incorporating separable static heterogeneity into compartmental epidemic models

Odo Diekmann*, Hisashi Inaba

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we show how to modify a compartmental epidemic model, without changing the dimension, such that separable static heterogeneity is taken into account. The derivation is based on the Kermack-McKendrick renewal equation.
Original languageEnglish
Article number29
Pages (from-to)1-19
JournalJournal of Mathematical Biology
Volume86
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank Toshikazu Kuniya for his technical assistance with the production of this manuscript, and we also thank a referee for both constructive criticism and calling our attention to some relevant references that we had missed.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).

Keywords

  • Compartment model
  • Heterogeneity
  • Kermack–McKendrick model

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