A leslie matrix approach to an age-structured epidemic

Joe Gani; Linda Stals

A leslie matrix approach to an age-structured epidemic

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Abstract

We consider a Leslie-type matrix approach to an SIR epidemic in discrete time. We give examples of the population of susceptibles, infectives, and removals for different birth rates and two different infection rates. Finally, when the infection rate depends on the number of infectives, we derive conditions for a steady state.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-60
Number of pages	11
Journal	Mathematical Scientist
Volume	38
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

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A leslie matrix approach to an age-structured epidemic

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