Barbour, A D (1991). Modeling the overdispersion of parasite loads. Mathematical Biosciences, 107(2):249-253.
Many epidemic models lead to an approximately Poisson distribution of parasites among hosts. This is at variance with observation, where heavy previous overdispersion is the rule. A simple model is proposed that, while treating individuals alike, nonetheless give rise to highly variable parasite loads.
Many epidemic models lead to an approximately Poisson distribution of parasites among hosts. This is at variance with observation, where heavy previous overdispersion is the rule. A simple model is proposed that, while treating individuals alike, nonetheless give rise to highly variable parasite loads.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 07 Faculty of Science > Institute of Mathematics |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 510 Mathematics |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Physical Sciences > Statistics and Probability
Physical Sciences > Modeling and Simulation Life Sciences > General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Life Sciences > General Immunology and Microbiology Life Sciences > General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Physical Sciences > Applied Mathematics |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Deposited On: | 13 Apr 2010 11:45 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2020 19:52 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0025-5564 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-5564(91)90008-7 |
| PubMed ID: | 1806117 |
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