International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology
Volume 69 | Issue 8 | Year 2023 | Article Id. IJMTT-V69I8P501 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V69I8P501
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| 06 Jun 2023 | 21 Jul 2023 | 03 Aug 2023 | 18 Aug 2023 |
In this paper, we carried out an elaborate quantitative analysis of the Reproduction Number of the availability and efficacy of control Schistosomiasis model by varying key sensitive parameters. Numerical simulation was also carried using parameter values from literature and the numerical study showed that both high levels of availability and efficacy of controls measures are needed for effective disease control. In particular, it was shown that with a 100% efficacious control measure that prevents transmission from snails to humans (đťś™) as well as from humans to snails (đťś‹) Schistosomiasis may not be controlled with a 50% availability of these control measures. Thus, efficacy as well as availabililty or coverage of the controls should be emphasised. It was also shown that it is more advantageous to have a control that prevents transmission from snails to humans as this does not just result in a reduction of human Schistosomiasis cases but also a reduction in snail Schistosomiasis cases.
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Owin Olowu, Ignatius Ako, "Computational Investigation of the Impact of Availability and Efficacy of Control on the Transmission Dynamics of Schistosomiasis," International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 1-9, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V69I8P501
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