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Theory and Modern Applications

Table 1 Transition diagram for the stochastic susceptible-infective-susceptible model

From: The use of generation stochastic models to study an epidemic disease

Transitions

Rates

ii − 1

βi(m + (n − i))+μ − γ

i0

μ − γ

 

for i = n,n − 1,n − 2,…,2,1

  1. In this figure, μ>0 is the natural death rate, γ>0 is the removal rate which is a constant and β>0 is the transmission probability per partner.