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Relating disease and predation: equilibria of an epidemic model
Author(s) -
Delgado Manuel,
MolinaBecerra Mónica,
Suárez Antonio
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
mathematical methods in the applied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1099-1476
pISSN - 0170-4214
DOI - 10.1002/mma.573
Subject(s) - predation , epidemic model , mathematics , population , epidemic disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease control , mathematical economics , predator , disease , ecology , demography , biology , medicine , virology , sociology , pathology
In this paper, we would like compare the spread of an infectious disease in a population without the influence of a predator and under its influence. We show that it is possible to control an epidemic in a population with the help of predators. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.