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Sensitivity of the spread of HIV-infection to the latency period of contagiousness and the continuously increasing infectivity of HIV carriers
C. E. Moe,J. J. Gonzalez,P. Davidsen,M. G. Koch +3 more
- Vol. 5, Iss: 11, pp 588-592
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The results show that the latency period could be more influential than previously assumed and a longer latency period leads to a surprisingly long delay in the spread of HIV.Abstract:
Simulation models are used to study the importance of the latency period of contagiousness and the slowly developing infectivity of HIV carriers. The results show that the latency period could be more influential than previously assumed. A longer latency period leads to a surprisingly long delay in the spread of HIVread more
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The influence of concurrent partnerships on the dynamics of HIV/AIDS
Charlotte H. Watts,Robert M. May +1 more
TL;DR: A new model, based on transmission per partnership, that takes account of partnership duration is presented, which indicates that any initial infection will spread very fast--on the time scale of a few times the latent interval (a few months)--among existing networks of partners.