Abstract
The age of infectionmodel, first introduced by Kermack and McKendrick in 1927, is a general structure for compartmental epidemic models, including models with heterogeneous mixing. It is possible to estimate the basic reproduction number if the initial exponential growth rate and the infectivity as a function of time since being infected are known, and this is also possible for models with heterogeneous mixing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Mathematical and Statistical Modeling for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 207-220 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319404134 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319404110 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Age of infection model
- Basic reproduction number
- Epidemic models
- Exponential growth rate
- Heterogenous mixing
- Infectivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Medicine(all)