Open AccessMathematical Modeling for Scrub Typhus and Its Implications for Disease Control
Author(s) -
KyungDuk Min,
SungIl Cho
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e98
Subject(s) - mite , rodent , population , transmission (telecommunications) , scrub typhus , epidemiology , biology , toxicology , ecology , medicine , environmental health , computer science , virology , telecommunications
The results indicate that the effect of controlling either rodents or mites could be limited, and reducing the contact rate between humans and mites is more practical and effective strategy. However, the current level of control would be insufficient relative to the growing mite population.
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