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The asymptotic final size distribution of reducible multitype Reed-Frost processes

Journal of Mathematical Biology volume 23, pages 381–392 (1986)Cite this article

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The asymptotic final size distribution of a multitype Reed-Frost process, a chain-binomial model for the spread of infection in a finite, closed multitype population, is derived in the case of reducible contact pattern between types. The results are obtained using techniques developed for the irreducible case.

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  1. Gianpaolo Scalia-Tomba

    Present address: Dept. of Mathematical Statistics, Stockholm University, Box 6701, S-113 85, Stockholm, Sweden

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Scalia-Tomba, G. The asymptotic final size distribution of reducible multitype Reed-Frost processes. J. Math. Biology 23, 381–392 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275255

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Key words

  • Chain-binomial process
  • Final epidemic size
  • Asymptotic distribution
  • Multitype epidemic model
  • Reducible contact structure