Traveling waves for a nonlocal dispersal SIR model with delay and external supplies

• DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2014.09.072
• Publication Date: 2014-10-03T13:45:30Z
• Authors: Yan Li; Wan-Tong Li; Fei-Ying Yang
• Keywords: Wave speed; Constant (computer programming); Basic reproduction number; Epidemic model

This paper is concerned with the existence, nonexistence and minimal wave speed of traveling waves of a nonlocal dispersal delayed SIR model with constant external supplies and Holling-II incidence rate. We find that the existence and nonexistence of traveling waves of the system are not only determined by the minimal wave speed c ? , but also by the so-called basic reproduction number R 0 of the corresponding reaction system. That is, we establish the existence of traveling waves for R 0 1 and each wave speed c ? c ? , and the nonexistence for R 0 1 and any 0 < c < c ? or R 0 < 1 . We also discuss how the latency of infection and the spatial movement of the infective individuals affect the minimal wave speed. Biologically speaking, the longer the latency of infection in a vector is, the slower the disease spreads.