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Modelling vertical transmission in vector-borne diseases with applications to Rift Valley fever |
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| Abstract: | We present two ordinary differential equation models for Rift Valley fever (RVF) transmission in cattle and mosquitoes. We extend existing models for vector-borne diseases to include an asymptomatic host class and vertical transmission in vectors. We define the basic reproductive number,  | |
| Keywords: | vertical transmission vector-borne disease Rift Valley fever mathematical model sensitivity analysis bifurcation analysis | |