Nonhomogeneous Susceptibles and Infectives among Needle Sharing IVDUs

Research Report SRR01-003

Nonhomogeneous Susceptibles and Infectives among Needle Sharing IVDUs

J. Gani

Abstract: This paper extends some earlier random allocation models where either susceptibles or infectives, but not both, among needle sharing IVDUs are nonhomogeneous. We begin with a brief review of earlier results, illustrated by an example of vaccination. We then consider the case where there are two types of susceptibles and two types of infectives. This leads to unwieldy algebra; a model with successive waves of infectives exchanging needles with two types of susceptibles is outlined.

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