[The first model of the epidemic process in the works of P. D. En'ko].
The contribution of P. D. En'ko into the development of theoretical basis of epidemiology is briefly characterized. The study under consideration was published in 1889. En'ko succeed in correlating a discrete time model with actual cases of a measles epidemic which he observed in closed educational institutions of St. Petersburg. His remarkable investigation anticipated by nearly 40 years the Reed-Frost model.
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012426:Russia
Pervaia model' épidemicheskogo protsessa v rabotakh P. D. En'ko.