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A mathematical model for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever: tick-borne dynamics with conferred host immunity

J. SwitkesDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA
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B. NannyongaDepartment of Mathematics, School of Physical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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J.Y.T. MugishaDepartment of Mathematics, School of Physical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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J. NakakawaDepartment of Mathematics, School of Physical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Pages 59-70 | Received 05 Dec 2014, Accepted 27 Sep 2015, Published online: 09 Nov 2015

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