Dynamics of an age-of-infection cholera model

A new model for the dynamics of cholera is formulated that incorporates both the infection age of infectious individuals and biological age of pathogen in the environment. The basic reproduction number is defined and proved to be a sharp threshold determining whether or not cholera dies out. Final s...

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Main Authors: Fred Brauer, Zhisheng Shuai, P. van den Driessche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2013-07-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.1335
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