Global stability of an age-structured cholera model

In this paper, an age-structured epidemicmodel is formulated to describe the transmission dynamics ofcholera. The PDE model incorporates direct and indirect transmissionpathways, infection-age-dependent infectivity and variable periodsof infectiousness. Under some suitable assumptions, the PDE model...

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Main Authors: Jianxin Yang, Zhipeng Qiu, Xue-Zhi Li
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Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2012-12-01
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description In this paper, an age-structured epidemicmodel is formulated to describe the transmission dynamics ofcholera. The PDE model incorporates direct and indirect transmissionpathways, infection-age-dependent infectivity and variable periodsof infectiousness. Under some suitable assumptions, the PDE modelcan be reduced to the multi-stage models investigated in theliterature. By using the method of Lyapunov function, we establishedthe dynamical properties of the PDE model, and the results show thatthe global dynamics of the model is completely determined by thebasic reproduction number $\mathcal R_0$: if $\mathcal R_0 < 1$the cholera dies out, and if $\mathcal R_0>1$ the disease will persist at the endemicequilibrium. Then the global results obtained for multi-stage modelsare extended to the general continuous age model.
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spelling doaj-art-50d461b6a0fc437cbaa9c26721df81e92025-01-24T02:28:12ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182012-12-0111364166510.3934/mbe.2014.11.641Global stability of an age-structured cholera modelJianxin Yang0Zhipeng Qiu1Xue-Zhi Li2Department of Applied Mathematics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094Department of Applied Mathematics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094Department of Mathematics, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000In this paper, an age-structured epidemicmodel is formulated to describe the transmission dynamics ofcholera. The PDE model incorporates direct and indirect transmissionpathways, infection-age-dependent infectivity and variable periodsof infectiousness. Under some suitable assumptions, the PDE modelcan be reduced to the multi-stage models investigated in theliterature. By using the method of Lyapunov function, we establishedthe dynamical properties of the PDE model, and the results show thatthe global dynamics of the model is completely determined by thebasic reproduction number $\mathcal R_0$: if $\mathcal R_0 < 1$the cholera dies out, and if $\mathcal R_0>1$ the disease will persist at the endemicequilibrium. Then the global results obtained for multi-stage modelsare extended to the general continuous age model.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2014.11.641age of infectionglobal stabilitylyapunov function.cholera
spellingShingle Jianxin Yang
Zhipeng Qiu
Xue-Zhi Li
Global stability of an age-structured cholera model
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
age of infection
global stability
lyapunov function.
cholera
title Global stability of an age-structured cholera model
title_full Global stability of an age-structured cholera model
title_fullStr Global stability of an age-structured cholera model
title_full_unstemmed Global stability of an age-structured cholera model
title_short Global stability of an age-structured cholera model
title_sort global stability of an age structured cholera model
topic age of infection
global stability
lyapunov function.
cholera
url https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2014.11.641
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