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SUBMITTER: Lucian Smith
PROVIDER: MODEL1805230002 | biostudies-other |
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): 23098257
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

Journal of biological dynamics 20130101
We present two ordinary differential equation models for Rift Valley fever (RVF) transmission in cattle and mosquitoes. We extend existing models for vector-borne diseases to include an asymptomatic host class and vertical transmission in vectors. We define the basic reproductive number, ℛ(0), and analyse the existence and stability of equilibrium points. We compute sensitivity indices of ℛ(0) and a reactivity index (that measures epidemicity) to parameters for baseline wet and dry season values ...[more]