Diekmann, O.; Heesterbeek, J. A. P. Mathematical epidemiology of infectious diseases. Model building, analysis and interpretation. (English) Zbl 0997.92505 Wiley Series in Mathematical and Computational Biology. Chichester: Wiley. 300 p. (1999). Publisher’s description: This important reference provides systematic coverage of the mathematical theory of modeling the spread of diseases in structured populations. Covering the latest research of mathematical models of epidemics of infectious diseases, this book details model construction, analysis and interpretation, all supplemented with numerous applications, examples, and exercises. Cited in 2 ReviewsCited in 737 Documents MSC: 92D30 Epidemiology 92-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to biology Keywords:structured populations; next-generation operator; basic reproduction operator; vaccination; age structure; spatial spread; macroparasites; contact duration; consistency conditions for mixing; examples; exercises; solutions PDF BibTeX XML Cite \textit{O. Diekmann} and \textit{J. A. P. Heesterbeek}, Mathematical epidemiology of infectious diseases. Model building, analysis and interpretation. Chichester: Wiley (1999; Zbl 0997.92505)