Modelling Disease Ecology with Mathematics (Differential Equations & Dynamical Systems) (Aims Series on Differential Equations & Dynamical Systems)

``Modelling Disease Ecology with Mathematics'' is a self-contained introduction to the basics of mathematics for students and researchers in the areas of biology, epidemiology, medicine and public health. It provides an overview of basic modelling, data-fitting and the tangled issue that is the basic reproductive ratio. Diseases covered include malaria, yellow fever, measles and AIDS. This monograph views mathematics through the lens of real-world problems in infectious disease: a) Mathematical models representing current diseases are formulated and analysed in an easy-to-follow manner. b) MATLAB exercises provide the reader with the ability to develop control strategies, test hypothetical interventions and explore disease-management options. This monograph is especially suited to those without a background in mathematics, who are interested in learning about the way that mathematics can organise, analyse and enlighten when tackling biological problems in disease control and management.