The basic reproduction rate for epidemic models structured by chronological age and infection age
Abstract
A model of an epidemic is investigated with the following population structure: (1) the chronological age of the susceptiblepopulation, (2) the chronological age of the infected population, and (3) the infection age of the infected population. The model consists of a system of partial di erential equations describing the development of the epidemic in time for these populations. A basic reproduction rate R0(t) for the epidemic is formulated and examples of R0(t) are analyzed and illustrated graphicall
Fields of Study & Subjects
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Mathematical Biosciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 397
- Pages
- 109681–109681
- Publication date
- 23 April 2026
- Language
- EN