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Authors: Linda Rass and John Radcliffe
Title: Spatial deterministic epidemics
Additional book information: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, vol. 102, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI, 2003, x+261 pp., ISBN 0-8218-0499-5, $69.00$

Editors: H. T. Banks and Carlos Castillo-Chavez
Title: Bioterrorism: Mathematical modeling applications in homeland security
Additional book information: edited by H. T. Banks and Carlos Castillo-Chavez, SIAM, Philadelphia, PA, 2003, x+240 pp., ISBN 0-89871-549-0, $78.00$

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    Review Information:

    Reviewer: Odo Diekmann
    Affiliation: Utrecht University
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 42 (2005), 521-527
    Published electronically: April 1, 2005
    Review copyright: © Copyright 2005 American Mathematical Society
    The copyright for this article reverts to public domain 28 years after publication.