Approximating carrier-borne epidemics

Gani, Joseph; Swift, R.J.

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Approximating carrier-borne epidemics

Date

2008

Authors

Gani, Joseph

Swift, R.J.

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

This paper considers approximations to carrier-borne epidemic processes, including when the immigration of carriers or susceptibles is allowed. The partial differential equations for the probability generating functions of the approximating processes are