A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle
Brucellosis is one of the most serious diseases that wreaks havoc on the production of livestock. Despite various efforts made to curb the spread of brucellosis, the disease remains a major health concern to both humans and animals. In this work, a deterministic model is developed to investigate the...
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| description | Brucellosis is one of the most serious diseases that wreaks havoc on the production of livestock. Despite various efforts made to curb the spread of brucellosis, the disease remains a major health concern to both humans and animals. In this work, a deterministic model is developed to investigate the transmission dynamics and control of bovine brucellosis in a herd of cattle. The disease-free equilibrium point of the model is shown to be locally asymptotically stable whenever basic reproduction number R0≤1 and unstable if R0>1. Also, the endemic equilibrium point of the model is shown to be locally asymptotically stable whenever R0>1 and unstable otherwise. Numerical simulations of the model suggest that vaccination is the most efficient single control intervention. Also, the most efficient pair of control interventions is vaccination and culling of seropositive cattle. However, the best way to control bovine brucellosis in cattle is the combination of the three control interventions (vaccination, culling of seropositive cattle, and observation of comprehensive biosecurity protocols). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47cb7a0e979942b0b83df2059f6aca582025-02-03T06:05:55ZengWileyAbstract and Applied Analysis1687-04092022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9658567A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in CattleStephen Abagna0Baba Seidu1C. S. Bornaa2Department of MathematicsDepartment of MathematicsDepartment of Mathematics and ICT EducationBrucellosis is one of the most serious diseases that wreaks havoc on the production of livestock. Despite various efforts made to curb the spread of brucellosis, the disease remains a major health concern to both humans and animals. In this work, a deterministic model is developed to investigate the transmission dynamics and control of bovine brucellosis in a herd of cattle. The disease-free equilibrium point of the model is shown to be locally asymptotically stable whenever basic reproduction number R0≤1 and unstable if R0>1. Also, the endemic equilibrium point of the model is shown to be locally asymptotically stable whenever R0>1 and unstable otherwise. Numerical simulations of the model suggest that vaccination is the most efficient single control intervention. Also, the most efficient pair of control interventions is vaccination and culling of seropositive cattle. However, the best way to control bovine brucellosis in cattle is the combination of the three control interventions (vaccination, culling of seropositive cattle, and observation of comprehensive biosecurity protocols).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9658567 |
| spellingShingle | Stephen Abagna Baba Seidu C. S. Bornaa A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle Abstract and Applied Analysis |
| title | A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle |
| title_full | A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle |
| title_fullStr | A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle |
| title_short | A Mathematical Model of the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Cattle |
| title_sort | mathematical model of the transmission dynamics and control of bovine brucellosis in cattle |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9658567 |
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