RT Journal Article
T1 Stochastic epidemic models revisited: analysis of some continuous performance measures
A1 Artalejo Rodríguez, Jesús Manuel
A1 Economou, A.
A1 López Herrero, María Jesús
AB We deal with stochastic epidemic models having a set of absorbing states. The aim of the paper is to study some continuous characteristics of the epidemic. In this sense, we first extend the classical study of the length of an outbreak by investigating the whole probability distribution of the extinction time via Laplace transforms. Moreover, we also study two almost new epidemic descriptors, namely, the time until a non-infected individual becomes infected and the time until the individual is removed from the infective group. The obtained results are illustrated by numerical examples including an application to a stochastic SIS model for head lice infections.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 1751-3758
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42444
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42444
LA eng
NO Government of Spain (Department of Science and Innovation)
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025