2003/03/27 by C. Escudero, Carlos Escudero, Javier Buceta +8
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Mosquito-borne diseases and control #Quantitative Biology (q-bio) #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #Viral Infections and Vectors #cond-mat.stat-mech #q-bio
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0303596
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arxiv created 2003/03/27 · openalex publication_date 2003/03/27 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Using a model for rodent population dynamics, we study outbreaks of Hantavirus infection induced by the alternation of seasons. Neither season by itself satisfies the environmental requirements for propagation of the disease. This result can be explained in terms of the seasonal interruption of the relaxation process of the mouse population toward equilibrium, and may shed light on the reported connection between climate variations and outbreaks of the dise ase.