Vector-Borne Diseases
(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 4.1 Vector-Borne Diseases: An Introduction A vector-borne disease is one in which the pathogenic microorganism is transmitted from an…
Ecological Context of Epidemiology
(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 10.1 Infectious Diseases in Animal Populations Infectious disease pathogens affect numerous animal populations. An animal population, by definition, is…
Introduction to Epidemic Modeling
(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 2.1 Kermack–McKendrick SIR Epidemic Model Introduction to epidemic modeling is usually made through one of the first epidemic models…
Zoonotic Disease, Avian Influenza, and Nonautonomous Models
(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 11.1 Introduction Zoonotic diseases are contagious diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans. These diseases are caused by…
Fitting Models to Data
(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 6.1 Introduction In the previous chapters, we have learned to develop both simple and complex epidemic models and to…
Introduction
(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 1.1 Epidemiology Epidemiology is the subject that studies the patterns of health and illness and associated factors at the…
