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Optimal Screening in Structured SIR Epidemics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2012

B. Ainseba
Affiliation:
Bordeaux University, Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5251, Case 26, Université Bordeaux Ségalen, 3 Place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
M. Iannelli*
Affiliation:
Department of mathematics, University of Trento, 38050 Povo, Trento, Italy
*
⋆ Corresponding author. E-mail: bedreddine.ainseba@u-bordeaux2.fr

Abstract

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We present a model for describing the spread of an infectious disease with publicscreening measures to control the spread. We want to address the problem of determining anoptimal screening strategy for a disease characterized by appreciable duration of theinfectiveness period and by variability of the transmission risk. The specific disease wehave in mind is the HIV infection. However the model will apply to a disease for whichclass-age structure is significant and should not be disregarded.

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Research Article
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, 2012