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Vector consumption and contact process saturation in sylvatic transmission of T. cruzi
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)
Recent research in the transmission of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi,
some strains of which cause Chagas’ disease, suggests that consumption of vectors
by sylvatic hosts such as raccoons may play a role in ...
Am I too fat? Bulimia as an epidemic
(Elsevier, 2003)
For at least the past ten years, eating disorders have had a major impact in the
physical and mental health of women, particularly young women. Anorexia and bulimia
nervosa are closely linked eating disorders. Anorexia ...
Vaccination strategies and backward bifurcation in age-since-infection structured model
(Elsevier, 2002)
We consider models for a disease with acute and chronic infective stages, and variable infectivity
and recovery rates, within the context of a vaccination campaign. Models for SIRS and SIS
disease cycles exhibit backward ...
The impact of vaccination and boinfection on HPV and cervical cancer
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 2009-09)
Understanding the relationship between coinfection with multiple strains of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer may play a key role in vaccination strategies for the virus. In this article we formulate a model with ...
Model parameters and outbreak control for SARS
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004-07)
Control of the 2002–2003 severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) outbreak was based on rapid diagnosis
coupled with effective patient isolation. We used uncertainty
and sensitivity analysis of the basic reproductive ...