Modeling competition between two influenza strains
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We use spatial and non spatial models to argue that competition alone may explain why two influenza strains do not usually coexist during a given flu season. The more virulent strain is likely to crowd out the less virulent one. This can be seen as a consequence of the Exclusion Principle of Ecology. We exhibit, however, a spatial model for which coexistence is possible.
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