Dizaji, Parvaneh Faraji2023-02-232023-02-232023-012023-012023-02-10http://hdl.handle.net/11693/111636Cataloged from PDF version of article.Includes bibliographical references (leave 75-77).Two epidemiological models for the latent period are studied: the SEIR model and the SIR model with delay. Stability analysis of the endemic and the disease-free equilibria is performed for both models, and the basic reproduction number is determined. Using the meningococcal disease datasets of four countries, the best-fitted disease transmission rate is estimated by the least squares method, and the corresponding basic reproduction numbers are calculated for each country.xi, 77 leaves ; 30 cm.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEpidemic modelsSEIR modelLatent periodSIR model with delayStabilityBasic reproduction numberParameter estimationThesisB161795