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A Stochastic Differential Equation SIS Epidemic Model
2011
SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics
In this paper we extend the classical SIS epidemic model from a deterministic framework to a stochastic one, and formulate it as a stochastic differential equation (SDE) for the number of infectious individuals I(t). We then prove that this SDE has a unique global positive solution I(t) and establish conditions for extinction and persistence of I(t). We discuss perturbation by stochastic noise. In the case of persistence we show the existence of a stationary distribution and derive expressions
doi:10.1137/10081856x
fatcat:3jywhi3655hp5f5xrvbhwuqwxy