title: Persistence in seasonally forced epidemiological models.
abstract: In this paper we address the persistence of a class of seasonally forced epidemiological models. We use an abstract theorem about persistence by Fonda. Five different examples of application are given.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Matemática e Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Edifício C6, Piso 2, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal. carlota@ptmat.fc.ul.pt
authors.forename: Carlota
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rebelo
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Margheri
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bacaër
mesh_terms: D050936:Basic Reproduction Number; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008954:Models, Biological; D012621:Seasons