Focus expansion and stability of the spread parameter estimate of the power law model for dispersal gradients

Empirical and mechanistic modeling indicate that pathogens transmitted via aerially dispersed inoculum follow a power law, resulting in dispersive epidemic waves. The spread parameter (b) of the power law model, which is an indicator of the distance of the epidemic wave front from an initial focus p...

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Main Authors: Peter S. Ojiambo, David H. Gent, Lucky K. Mehra, David Christie, Roger Magarey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3465.pdf