Influence of backward bifurcation on interpretation of $R_0$ in a model of epidemic tuberculosis with reinfection

There is significant disagreement in the epidemiological literatureregarding the extent to which reinfection of latently infected individuals contributes to the dynamics of tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. In this study wepresent an epidemiological model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection thatinclud...

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Main Authors: Benjamin H. Singer, Denise E. Kirschner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2004-02-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2004.1.81
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