A General Discrete Time Model of Population Dynamics in the Presence of an Infection

Joint Authors

Izzo, Giuseppe
Muroya, Yoshiaki
Vecchio, Antonia

Source

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

Issue

Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-15, 15 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2009-06-22

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

15

Main Subjects

Mathematics

Abstract EN

We present a set of difference equations which generalizes that proposed in the work of G.

Izzo and A.

Vecchio (2007) and represents the discrete counterpart of a larger class of continuous model concerning the dynamics of an infection in an organism or in a host population.

The limiting behavior of this new discrete model is studied and a threshold parameter playing the role of the basic reproduction number is derived.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Izzo, Giuseppe& Muroya, Yoshiaki& Vecchio, Antonia. 2009. A General Discrete Time Model of Population Dynamics in the Presence of an Infection. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449172

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Izzo, Giuseppe…[et al.]. A General Discrete Time Model of Population Dynamics in the Presence of an Infection. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449172

American Medical Association (AMA)

Izzo, Giuseppe& Muroya, Yoshiaki& Vecchio, Antonia. A General Discrete Time Model of Population Dynamics in the Presence of an Infection. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449172

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-449172