title: Some examples of persistence in epidemiological models.
abstract: The aim of this short note is to illustrate how an abstract result by Fonda about persistence in dynamical systems can be easily applied to some epidemiological models.
authors.affiliation: Fac. Ciências de Lisboa e Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto 2, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Margheri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rebelo
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission