| Epidemiological models with non-exponentially distributed disease stages and applications to disease control. | |
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PMID: 17237913 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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SEIR epidemiological models with the inclusion of quarantine and isolation are used to study the control and intervention of infectious diseases. A simple ordinary differential equation (ODE) model that assumes exponential distribution for the latent and infectious stages is shown to be inadequate for assessing disease control strategies. By assuming arbitrarily distributed disease stages, a general integral equation model is developed, of which the simple ODE model is a special case. Analysis of the general model shows that the qualitative disease dynamics are determined by the reproductive number [Formula: see text], which is a function of control measures. The integral equation model is shown to reduce to an ODE model when the disease stages are assumed to have a gamma distribution, which is more realistic than the exponential distribution. Outcomes of these models are compared regarding the effectiveness of various intervention policies. Numerical simulations suggest that models that assume exponential and non-exponential stage distribution assumptions can produce inconsistent predictions. |
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Authors:
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Zhilan Feng; Dashun Xu; Haiyun Zhao |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Date: 2007-01-20 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Bulletin of mathematical biology Volume: 69 ISSN: 0092-8240 ISO Abbreviation: Bull. Math. Biol. Publication Date: 2007 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-06-19 Completed Date: 2007-10-18 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401404 Medline TA: Bull Math Biol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1511-36 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. zfeng@math.purdue.edu |
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Algorithms Communicable Diseases / epidemiology*, transmission Computer Simulation Humans Infection Control / methods* Models, Biological* Patient Isolation Quarantine Statistical Distributions |
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