Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, China

In this paper, two mathematical models, the baseline model and theintervention model, are proposed to study the transmission dynamicsof echinococcus. A global forward bifurcation completelycharacterizes the dynamical behavior of the baseline model. That is,when the basic reproductive number is les...

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Main Authors: Liumei Wu, Baojun Song, Wen Du, Jie Lou
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Published: AIMS Press 2012-12-01
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description In this paper, two mathematical models, the baseline model and theintervention model, are proposed to study the transmission dynamicsof echinococcus. A global forward bifurcation completelycharacterizes the dynamical behavior of the baseline model. That is,when the basic reproductive number is less than one, thedisease-free equilibrium is asymptotically globally stable; when the number isgreater than one, the endemic equilibrium is asymptotically globally stable. Forthe intervention model, however, the basic reproduction number aloneis not enough to describe the dynamics, particularly for the casewhere the basic reproductive number is less then one. The emergenceof a backward bifurcation enriches the dynamical behavior of themodel. Applying these mathematical models to Qinghai Province,China, we found that the infection of echinococcus is in an endemicstate. Furthermore, the model appears to be supportive of humaninterventions in order to change the landscape of echinococcusinfection in this region.
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spelling doaj-art-d9bab513d63240c69fae284ddfd1453d2025-01-24T02:25:53ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182012-12-0110242544410.3934/mbe.2013.10.425Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, ChinaLiumei Wu0Baojun Song1Wen Du2Jie Lou3Department of Mathematics, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444Department of Mathematics, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444Department of Mathematics, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444Department of Mathematics, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444In this paper, two mathematical models, the baseline model and theintervention model, are proposed to study the transmission dynamicsof echinococcus. A global forward bifurcation completelycharacterizes the dynamical behavior of the baseline model. That is,when the basic reproductive number is less than one, thedisease-free equilibrium is asymptotically globally stable; when the number isgreater than one, the endemic equilibrium is asymptotically globally stable. Forthe intervention model, however, the basic reproduction number aloneis not enough to describe the dynamics, particularly for the casewhere the basic reproductive number is less then one. The emergenceof a backward bifurcation enriches the dynamical behavior of themodel. Applying these mathematical models to Qinghai Province,China, we found that the infection of echinococcus is in an endemicstate. Furthermore, the model appears to be supportive of humaninterventions in order to change the landscape of echinococcusinfection in this region.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.425backward bifurcationglobal stability.echinococcosismathematical model
spellingShingle Liumei Wu
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Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, China
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
backward bifurcation
global stability.
echinococcosis
mathematical model
title Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, China
title_full Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, China
title_fullStr Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, China
title_full_unstemmed Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, China
title_short Mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in Qinghai province, China
title_sort mathematical modelling and control of echinococcus in qinghai province china
topic backward bifurcation
global stability.
echinococcosis
mathematical model
url https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2013.10.425
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