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A solution of the carrier-borne epidemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

W. Henderson
W. Henderson*
Affiliation:
The University of Adelaide
*
∗ Postal address: Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Adelaide, Box 498, G.P.O, Adelaide S.A. 5001, Australia.
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Abstract

An alternative approach to the derivation of a general class of results in carrier-borne epidemic theory is presented. Some insight can be gained into the basic structure of carrier-borne epidemics and the method indicates which other problems of a similar type could yield to analysis.

Keywords

CARRIER-BORNE EPIDEMICJOINT GENERATING FUNCTIONINDEPENDENT CARRIERSFIXED GROUPS OF SUSCEPTIBLESTIME-DEPENDENT PARAMETERS
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , September 1979 , pp. 641 - 645
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1979 

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