Continuous-time age-structured models in population dynamics and epidemiology

Jia Li, Fred Brauer

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Abstract

We present continuous-time models for age-structured populations and disease transmission. We show how to use the method of characteristic lines to analyze the model dynamics and to write an age-structured population model as an integral equation model. We then extend to an agestructured SIR epidemic model. As an example we describe an age-structured model for AIDS, derive a formula for the reproductive number of infection, and show how important a role pair-formation plays in the modeling process. In particular, we outline the semi-group method used in an age-structured AIDS model with non-random mixing. We also discuss models for populations and disease spread with discrete age structure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMathematical Epidemiology
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages205-227
Number of pages23
ISBN (Print)9783540789109
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mathematics
Volume1945
ISSN (Print)0075-8434

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Algebra and Number Theory

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