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Persistence in seasonally forced epidemiological models

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In this paper we address the persistence of a class of seasonally forced epidemiological models. We use an abstract theorem about persistence by Fonda. Five different examples of application are given.

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  1. Departamento de Matemática e Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Edifício C6, piso 2, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal

    Carlota Rebelo & Alessandro Margheri

  2. IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), Research Group UMMISCO, Bondy, France

    Nicolas Bacaër

  3. Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Dynamique des Populations, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco

    Nicolas Bacaër

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Rebelo, C., Margheri, A. & Bacaër, N. Persistence in seasonally forced epidemiological models. J. Math. Biol. 64, 933–949 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-011-0440-6

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