The effect of the needle exchange program on the spread of some sexually transmitted diseases

In this paper we consider a model for the spread of a sexually transmitted disease considering sexual transmission and spread via infected needles among intravenous drug users. Besides the transmission among drug users, we also consider sexual contacts between intravenous drug users and non-drug use...

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Main Authors: Eliza Bánhegyi, Attila Dénes, János Karsai, László Székely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-05-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/mbe.2019225?viewType=HTML