On the formulation of epidemic models (an appraisal of Kermack and McKendrick)

D. Breda, O. Diekmann, W.F. de Graaf, A. Pugliese, R. Vermiglio

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    Abstract

    The aim of this paper is to show that a large class of epidemic models, with both demography and nonpermanent immunity incorporated in a rather general manner, can be mathematically formulated as a scalar renewal equation for the force of infection.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)103-117
    Number of pages15
    JournalJournal of Biological Dynamics
    Volume6
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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