A systematic procedure for incorporating separable static heterogeneity into compartmental epidemic models

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2023-02

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Diekmann, O.ORCID 0000-0003-4695-7601ISNI 0000000108765903
Inaba, Hisashi

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Abstract

In this paper, we show how to modify a compartmental epidemic model, without changing the dimension, such that separable static heterogeneity is taken into account. The derivation is based on the Kermack-McKendrick renewal equation.

Keywords

Compartment model, Heterogeneity, Kermack–McKendrick model, Applied Mathematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), Modelling and Simulation

Citation

Diekmann, O & Inaba, H 2023, 'A systematic procedure for incorporating separable static heterogeneity into compartmental epidemic models', Journal of Mathematical Biology, vol. 86, no. 2, 29, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-023-01865-0