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In control of wild mosquitoes to fight mosquito-borne diseases, release of mosquitoes with Wolbachia is one of the effective biological control methods. There are three release strategies, namely releasing both Wolbachia-infected females and males, only Wolbachia-infected females and only Wolbachia-infected males. All these three strategies have been confirmed to be capable of speeding up the Wolbachia persistence in mosquito populations. In this paper, we investigate how supplementary releases affect the Wolbachia spread dynamics in mosquito populations. Our aim is to compare the effectiveness among these three release strategies. We obtain theoretical results and provide numerical simulations that show that the first two strategies are more effective than the last strategy. For the first two strategies, the former strategy is either less effective than the latter strategy in each generation, or more effective than the latter strategy in previous generations, and then becomes less effective in late generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The increase in antibiotic resistance in recent years, mainly due to the non-rational use of antibiotics, is one of the most important global public health threats. In this paper, we propose a mathematical dynamic random model describing the antibiotic resistance evolution of a bacteria and where antibiotic consumption is included is the main driving force in the resistance increase. The random model is solved using the Random Variable Transformation technique and is applied to study the case of Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium resistant to the antibiotic colistin in Valencia, Spain. Using the Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm, the model has been calibrated with the A. baumannii colistin-resistance and colistin consumption data series. With the optimal model, four possible 7-year future scenarios with different antibiotic consumption trends have been simulated. The model results show how reducing antibiotic consumption does not easily stop the increase in resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses a generalized SIR epidemic model that incorporates infectives with or without symptoms, allows arbitrary distributions for infectious periods and assumes infection rates depending on the current size of susceptibles. Our interest lies in the joint distribution of the state of the population and the severity of the disease at the end of infection. The approach is based on a formulation of the epidemic as a so-called collective model. First, a set of martingales is constructed which provides the distribution of this final epidemic outcome. Then, its corresponding distributional transform is expressed in terms of a family of pseudo-polynomials of Abel-Gontcharoff type. Some of the results obtained are illustrated numerically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we establish a discrete model with periodic parameters to depict the Wolbachia spread dynamics in mosquito populations in cyclic environments. This work modifies the models established in the existing literature that did not take into account the variation of parameters with environmental periodic changes due to seasonality and other factors. When the parameters in our model are constants, it has been extensively studied and widely used. We present a conjecture about the existence of at most two periodic solutions worthy of further study, and show that the conjecture is true for the special case of 2-periodic parameters. Numerical simulations are also provided to illustrate the occurrence of periodic phenomena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a new stochastic four-species predator-prey model with disease in the first prey is proposed and studied. First, we present the stochastic model with some biological assumptions and establish the existence of globally positive solutions. Moreover, a condition for species to be permanent and extinction is provided. The above properties can help to save the dangered population in the ecosystem. Through Lyapunov functions, we discuss the asymptotic stability of a positive equilibrium solution for our model. Furthermore, it is also shown that the system has a stationary distribution and indicating the existence of a stable biotic community. Finally, our results of the proposed model have revealed the effect of random fluctuations on the four species ecosystem when adding the alternative food sources for the predator population. To illustrate our theoretical findings, some numerical simulations are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present paper we have investigated the impact of predator harvesting in a two-dimensional prey–predator model with Holling type III functional response. The main objective of this paper is to study the change of dynamical behaviour of the prey–predator model in the presence of non-linear predator harvesting. The model system shows complex dynamics with the change of different system parameters. We have established the positivity and boundedness of the solutions under a certain parametric condition with non-negative initial conditions. The existence and stability criterion of different equilibrium points are investigated in terms of system parameters. We have shown that the system undergoes through saddle-node bifurcation, transcritical bifurcation, Hopf bifurcation and Bogdanov-Takens bifurcation under different parametric conditions. The structural changes or the system bifurcations predict the global dynamics of the model system. We have computed the first Lyapunov number to find the direction of the Hopf-bifurcating periodic solution of the system. Using numerical simulation we have studied here the effect of conversion efficiency, protection of the environment to the prey population and non-linear predator harvesting on the model dynamics. Finally the paper is ended with some conclusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is concerned with a reaction–diffusion system on a growing domain describing the spatial spreading of bacterial and viral diseases induced by fecal–oral transmission. We introduce a threshold parameter Θ 0 ρ by means of the eigenvalue problem to explore the stability of the disease-free and endemic equilibria. By overcoming the difficulty induced by the time-dependent diffusion rates, we are further able to investigate the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the reaction–diffusion system. Compared to the model counterpart with fixed domain, biological impacts of a growing domain on the spreading of infectious diseases are obtained. We conclude that the growth of the domain is detrimental to the prevention and control of infectious diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Motivated by the recent paper [M.R.S. Kulenović, M. Nurkanović, and A.A. Yakubu, Asymptotic behaviour of a discrete-time density-dependent SI epidemic model with constant recruitment, J. Appl. Math. Comput. 67 (2021), pp. 733–753. DOI:], in this paper, we consider the class of the SI epidemic models with recruitment where the Poisson function, a decreasing exponential function of the population of infectious individuals, is replaced by a general probability function that satisfies certain conditions. We compute the basic reproduction number R 0. We establish the global asymptotic stability of the disease-free equilibrium (GAS) for R 0 < 1. We use the Lyapunov function method developed in [P. van den Driessche and A.-A. Yakubu, Disease extinction versus persistence in discrete-time epidemic models, Bull. Math. Biol. 81 (2019), pp. 4412–4446], to demonstrate the GAS of the disease-free equilibrium and uniform persistence of the considered class of models. We show that the considered type of model is permanent for R 0 > 1. For R 0 = 1 , the transcritical bifurcation appears. For R 0 > 1 , we prove the global attractivity result for endemic equilibrium and instability of the disease-free equilibrium. We apply theoretical results to specific escape functions of the susceptibles from infectious individuals. For each case, we compute the basic reproduction number R 0 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we investigate the traveling wave solutions of diffusive disease models with a general incidence rate, nonlocal interaction and transmission delay. We prove that a positive traveling wave solution exists if the wave speed is bigger than a threshold value and does not exist if the wave speed is smaller than this value. We also investigate the dependence of this critical wave speed on the diffusion coefficient of the infected population and average transmission delay. In the critical case when the wave speed equals the threshold value, we obtain the existence of nontrivial traveling waves without nonlocal interaction or transmission delay. We further develop numerical methods to simulate traveling wave solutions and estimate disease propagation speed. It is observed from numerical simulations that disease propagation speed is strictly less than the critical wave speed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vertical transmissions of vector-borne diseases such as dengue virus, malaria, West Nile virus and Rift Valley fever are among challenging factors in disease control. In this paper, we used a system of differential equations to study the impacts of vertical transmission (in the vector) and horizontal (vector-to-host) transmissions cycle on the uniform persistence of a vertically transmitted disease. This is given analytically when the secondary reproduction number is greater than unity. Additional numerical results indicate that vertical transmission rates raise the epidemic level. However, we provide analytical results to reveal that vertical transmission of the disease in vectors alone without horizontal transmission, could not make the disease endemic. Furthermore, by transforming the system of differential equations to a nonlinear eigenvalue equation, the existence of a backward bifurcation is established. The directions of bifurcation is forward when the disease-induced death rate of hosts is reduced below a threshold. It is shown that the bifurcation is backward when the disease-induced death rate in the host is above a critical value. Additionally, increased disease transmission parameters also contribute to backward bifurcation. Numerical results are also provided to highlight that, depending on the initial conditions, the disease could be persistent even when the secondary reproduction number is less than unity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chaotic states of abnormal vasospasms in blood vessels make heart patients more prone to severe infections of COVID-19, eventually leading to high fatalities. To understand the inherent dynamics of such abrupt vasospasms, an N-type blood vessel model (NBVM) subjected to uncertainties is derived in this paper and investigated both in integer order (IO) as well as fractional-order (FO) dynamics. Active-adaptive controllers are designed to synchronize the chaotic turbulence responsible for undesirable fluctuations in diameter and pressure variations of the blood vessel. The FO-NBVM reveals insightful rich dynamics and faster adaptive synchronization compared to its IO model. The practical implications of this work will be useful in analysing chaotic dysfunctionalities of the blood vessel such as vasoconstriction, ischaemia, necrosis, etc. and help in developing control strategies and modular responses for COVID-19 triggered heart diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of this paper is to investigate the influence of the waning immunity on the dynamics of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) transmission in wild and farmed tilapia within freshwater. We formulate a model for which susceptible individuals can contract the disease in two ways: (i) direct mode caused by contact with infected individuals; (ii) indirect mode due to the presence of pathogenic agents in the water. We obtain an age-structured model which combines both age since infection and age since recovery. We derive an explicit formula for the reproductive number R 0 and show that the disease-free equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable when, R 0 < 1. We discuss on the form of the waning immunity parameter and show numerically that a Hopf bifurcation may occur for suitable immunity parameter values, which means that there is a periodic solution around the endemic equilibrium when, R 0 > 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we assess the effectiveness of different non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) against COVID-19 utilizing a compartmental model. The local asymptotic stability of equilibria (disease-free and endemic) in terms of the basic reproduction number have been determined. We find that the system undergoes a backward bifurcation in the case of imperfect quarantine. The parameters of the model have been estimated from the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. Sensitivity analysis of the basic reproduction number has been performed. The findings also suggest that effectiveness of face masks plays a significant role in reducing the COVID-19 prevalence in India. Optimal control problem with several control strategies has been investigated. We find that the intervention strategies including implementation of lockdown, social distancing, and awareness only, has the highest cost-effectiveness in controlling the infection. This combined strategy also has the least value of average cost-effectiveness ratio (ACER) and associated cost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we are concerned with an epidemic model with quarantine and distributed time delay. We define the basic reproduction number R 0 and show that if R 0 ≤ 1 , then the disease-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable, whereas if R 0 > 1 , then it is unstable and there exists a unique endemic equilibrium. We obtain sufficient conditions for a Hopf bifurcation that induces a nontrivial periodic solution which represents recurrent epidemic waves. By numerical simulations, we illustrate stability and instability parameter regions. Our results suggest that the quarantine and time delay play important roles in the occurrence of recurrent epidemic waves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to analyse stability and Hopf bifurcation of the HIV-1 model with immune delay under the functional response of the Holling II type. The global stability analysis has been considered by Lyapunov–LaSalle theorem. And stability and the sufficient condition for the existence of Hopf Bifurcation of the infected equilibrium of the HIV-1 model with immune response are also studied. Some numerical simulations verify the above results. Finally, we propose a novel three dimension system to the future study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we investigate four non-autonomous chemostat models with non-monotonic consumption function, where wall growth and nutrient recycling are also taken into account. In each case, we prove the existence and uniqueness of non-negative global solution that generates a non-autonomous dynamical system. In addition, we also prove the existence of a unique (global) pullback attractor whose internal structure provides detailed information about the long-time behaviour of the state variables, for instance, conditions to ensure the extinction and the persistence of the species. We also display numerical simulations to illustrate the theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper performs an in-depth qualitative analysis of the dynamic behavior of a diffusive SIS epidemic system with delay in heterogeneous environment subject to homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. Firstly, we explore the principal eigenvalue to obtain the stability of the disease-free equilibrium (DFE) and the effect of the nonhomogeneous coefficients on the stable region of the DFE. Secondly, we obtain the existence, multiplicity and explicit structure of the endemic equilibrium (EE), i.e., spatially nonhomogeneous steady-state solutions, by using the implicit function theorem and Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction method. Furthermore, by analyzing the distribution of eigenvalues of infinitesimal generators, the stability of EE and the existence of Hopf bifurcations at EE are given. Finally, the direction of Hopf bifurcation and stability of the bifurcating periodic solution are obtained by virtue of normal form theory and center manifold reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we analyze the salient features of a stochastic multigroup SEI epidemic model. We obtain sufficient criteria for the existence and uniqueness of an ergodic stationary distribution of positive solutions to the system by establishing a series of suitable Lyapunov functions. In a biological viewpoint, the existence of a stationary distribution indicates that the diseases will be prevalent and persistent in the long term. In addition, we make up adequate conditions for complete eradication and wiping out of the diseases. Some numerical simulations are presented to illustrate our main results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we consider a stochastic general epidemic model with relapse, graded cure and nonlinear incidence rate. We show the existence and uniqueness of a global positive solution for the model under some mild conditions. We also give some sufficient conditions for ensuring the existence of an ergodic stationary distribution for the model. Moreover, we analyse the extinction of the disease described by the model. Finally, we provide some numerical simulations to illustrate our main results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a global pandemic at present. Although the human-to-human transmission route for this disease has been well established, its transmission mechanism is not fully understood. In this paper, we propose a mathematical model for COVID-19 which incorporates multiple transmission pathways and which employs time-dependent transmission rates reflecting the impact of disease prevalence and outbreak control. Applying this model to a retrospective study based on publicly reported data in China, we argue that the environmental reservoirs play an important role in the transmission and spread of the coronavirus. This argument is supported by our data fitting and numerical simulation results for the city of Wuhan, for the provinces of Hubei and Guangdong, and for the entire country of China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we introduce three within-host and one within-vector models of Zika virus. The within-host models are the target cell limited model, the target cell limited model with natural killer (NK) cells class, and a within-host-within-fetus model of a pregnant individual. The within-vector model includes the Zika virus dynamics in the midgut and salivary glands. The within-host models are not structurally identifiable with respect to data on viral load and NK cell counts. After rescaling, the scaled within-host models are locally structurally identifiable. The within-vector model is structurally identifiable with respect to viremia data in the midgut and salivary glands. Using Monte Carlo Simulations, we find that target cell limited model is practically identifiable from data on viremia; the target cell limited model with NK cell class is practically identifiable, except for the rescaled half saturation constant. The within-host–within-fetus model has all fetus-related parameters not practically identifiable without data on the fetus, as well as the rescaled half saturation constant is also not practically identifiable. The remaining parameters are practically identifiable. Finally we find that none of the parameters of the within-vector model is practically identifiable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a deterministic model characterizing the within-host infection of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in intrahepatic and extrahepatic tissues is presented. In addition, the model also includes the effect of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) immunity described by a linear activation rate by infected cells. Firstly, the non-negativity and boundedness of solutions of the model are established. Secondly, the basic reproduction number R 01 and immune reproduction number R 02 are calculated, respectively. Three equilibria, namely, infection-free, CTL immune response-free and infected equilibrium with CTL immune response are discussed in terms of these two thresholds. Thirdly, the stability of these three equilibria is investigated theoretically as well as numerically. The results show that when R 01 < 1 , the virus will be cleared out eventually and the CTL immune response will also disappear; when R 02 < 1 < R 01 , the virus persists within the host, but the CTL immune response disappears eventually; when R 02 > 1 , both of the virus and the CTL immune response persist within the host. Finally, a brief discussion will be given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, an SIRS epidemic model with immunity age is investigated, where the constant treatment rate and the loss of the acquired immunity are incorporated. The well-posedness of the model is verified by changing it into an abstract non-densely defined Cauchy problem, and the conditions for the existence of disease-free equilibrium and the endemic equilibria are found. The theoretic analysis showed that the disease-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable as the basic reproduction number is less than unity, and the numerical simulation illustrated that it is asymptotically stable as the number is greater than unity. Combining numerical simulations, the instability and the local stability of different endemic equilibrium, and the existence of saddle-node bifurcation, and Hopf bifurcation are analyzed. Again, we think it is possible that the Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation may occur for the model under some conditions. Both non-periodic and periodic behaviors are shown when the disease persists in population, where the duration that the recovered individual stays in the recovery class plays an important role in the spread of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we study a more general diffusive spatially dependent vaccination model for infectious disease. In our diffusive vaccination model, we consider both therapeutic impact and nonlinear incidence rate. Also, in this model, the number of compartments of susceptible, vaccinated and infectious individuals are considered to be functions of both time and location, where the set of locations (equivalently, spatial habitats) is a subset of R n with a smooth boundary. Both local and global stability of the model are studied. Our study shows that if the threshold level R 0 ≤ 1 , the disease-free equilibrium E 0 is globally asymptotically stable. On the other hand, if R 0 > 1 then there exists a unique stable disease equilibrium E ∗ . The existence of solutions of the model and uniform persistence results are studied. Finally, using finite difference scheme, we present a number of numerical examples to verify our analytical results. Our results indicate that the global dynamics of the model are completely determined by the threshold value R 0 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a discrete-time coupled within-host and between-host epidemic model with environmentally driven and saturation incidence is discussed. The model is divided into an isolated fast model and an isolated coupled slow time model by using the way of limit equations. The positivity, boundedness and existence of equilibria for isolated fast and coupled slow time models are investigated, respectively. The global stability of infectious-free and infectious equilibria for the isolated fast time model is established by means of the Lyapunov functions and LaSalle's invariance principle. The local asymptotic stability of disease-free and endemic equilibria for the coupled slow time model is obtained by using the linearization method. When there are two positive equilibria in the coupled slow time model, the existence of backward bifurcation also is established. Furthermore, the correctness of theoretical conclusions and the rationality of conjecture are verified by the numerical simulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we introduce the functional framework and the necessary conditions for the well-posedness of an inverse problem arising from the mathematical modeling of disease transmission. The direct problem is given by an initial boundary value problem for a reaction-diffusion system. The inverse problem consists in the determination of the disease and recovery transmission rates from observed measurement of the direct problem solution at the final time. The unknowns of the inverse problem are the coefficients of the reaction term. We formulate the inverse problem as an optimization problem for an appropriate cost functional. Then, the existence of solutions of the inverse problem is deduced by proving the existence of a minimizer for the cost functional. Moreover, we establish the uniqueness up an additive constant of the identification problem. The uniqueness is a consequence of the first order necessary optimality condition and a stability of the inverse problem unknowns with respect to the observations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Epidemiological models with the identical basic reproduction number R 0 may behave differently on both short time scale and long time scale. In this paper, we compare the predicted final sizes for several deterministic epidemic models and estimate the probabilities of a minor/major outbreak for continuous-time Markov chain (CTMC) models, all epidemic models have the identical R 0 . It is proved that the final size predicted by the epidemic model with homogeneous mixing is larger than with heterogeneous mixing. For CTMC models with heterogeneous mixing, the probabilities of a minor outbreak initiated by superspreaders and non-superspreaders are calculated and compared. For both deterministic modelling and stochastic modelling, numerical simulations are performed to support the mathematical analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease and the incidence rate is increasing from 2011 throughout the world. In this paper, the mathematical models are proposed, which incorporate both direct transmissions and indirect transmissions of scarlet fever. The threshold conditions for disease invasion are obtained in terms of the basic reproduction number. The peak value, final size and epidemic time in a seasonal prevalence are investigated numerically. Furthermore, the effects of seasonal fluctuations on disease outbreak are also studied on the basis of real data in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Backward bifurcation is an important property of infectious disease models. A centre manifold method has been developed by Castillo-Chavez and Song for detecting the presence of backward bifurcation and deriving a necessary and sufficient condition for its occurrence in Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) models. In this paper, we extend this method to partial differential equation systems. First, we state a main theorem. Next we illustrate the application of the new method on a chronological age-structured Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS) model with density-dependent recovery rate, an age-since-infection structured HIV/AIDS model with standard incidence and an age-since-infection structured cholera model with vaccination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes a malaria transmission model to describe the dynamics of malaria transmission in the human and mosquito populations. This model emphasizes the impact of limited resource on malaria transmission. We derive a formula for the basic reproductive number of infection and investigate the existence of endemic equilibria. It is shown that this model may undergo backward bifurcation, where the locally stable disease-free equilibrium co-exists with an endemic equilibrium. Furthermore, we determine conditions under which the disease-free equilibrium of the model is globally asymptotically stable. The global stability of the endemic equilibrium is also studied when the basic reproductive number is greater than one. Finally, numerical simulations to illustrate our findings and brief discussions are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we are concerned with an SIR epidemic model with infection age and spatial diffusion in the case of Neumann boundary condition. The original model is constructed as a nonlinear age structured system of reaction–diffusion equations. By using the method of characteristics, we reformulate the model into a system of a reaction–diffusion equation and a Volterra integral equation. For the reformulated system, we define the basic reproduction number R 0 by the spectral radius of the next generation operator, and show that if R 0 < 1 , then the trivial disease-free steady state is globally attractive, whereas if R 0 > 1 , then the disease in the system is persistent. Moreover, under an additional assumption that there exists a finite maximum age of infectiousness, we show the global attractivity of a constant endemic steady state for R 0 > 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We provide effective and practical guidelines on the choice of the complex denominator function of the discrete derivative as well as on the choice of the nonlocal approximation of nonlinear terms in the construction of nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) schemes. Firstly, we construct nonstandard one-stage and two-stage theta methods for a general dynamical system defined by a system of autonomous ordinary differential equations. We provide a sharp condition, which captures the dynamics of the continuous model. We discuss at length how this condition is pivotal in the construction of the complex denominator function. We show that the nonstandard theta methods are elementary stable in the sense that they have exactly the same fixed-points as the continuous model and they preserve their stability, irrespective of the value of the step size. For more complex dynamical systems that are dissipative, we identify a class of nonstandard theta methods that replicate this property. We apply the first part by considering a dynamical system that models the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The formulation of the model involves both the fast/direct and slow/indirect transmission routes. Using the specific structure of the EVD model, we show that, apart from the guidelines in the first part, the nonlocal approximation of nonlinear terms is guided by the productive-destructive structure of the model, whereas the choice of the denominator function is based on the conservation laws and the sub-equations that are associated with the model. We construct a NSFD scheme that is dynamically consistent with respect to the properties of the continuous model such as: positivity and boundedness of solutions; local and/or global asymptotic stability of disease-free and endemic equilibrium points; dependence of the severity of the infection on self-protection measures. Throughout the paper, we provide numerical simulations that support the theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we explore the stochastic viral infection model and show that this model has a unique global solution. We use the method of Lyapunov function to study the stochastic asymptotic stability of equilibrium solution for this model. Finally, the sufficient condition for persistence of the disease is established and our mathematical findings are illustrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we investigate a stochastic susceptible-infective-removed-infective (SIRI) epidemic model with relapse. We show that the densities of the distributions of the solutions can converge in L 1 to an invariant density or can converge weakly to a singular measure under certain condition. We also find the support of the invariant density. Moreover, we establish sharp sufficient criteria for the extinction of the disease in two cases. The results show that the smaller white noise can assure the existence of a stationary distribution which implies the persistence of the disease while the larger white noise can lead to the extinction of the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies a class of stochastic SIRS epidemic models with general nonlinear incidence f (S , I , R) and varying population sizes. A new threshold value is obtained. The sufficient conditions for the global stability of the disease-free equilibrium, the permanence in the mean of the disease and the existence of a unique stationary distribution in probability meaning are established. As applications of the main results, the stochastic SIRS epidemic models with standard incidence, Beddington–DeAngelis incidence and nonlinear incidence rate h (S) g (I) are discussed, and a series of new criteria for the global stability of the disease-free equilibrium, the permanence in the mean of the disease and the existence of a unique stationary distribution are established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, two non-standard finite difference (NSFD) schemes are proposed for a mathematical model of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with spatial dependence. The dynamic properties of the obtained discretized systems are completely analyzed. Relying on the theory of M-matrix, we prove that the proposed NSFD schemes is unconditionally positive. Furthermore, we establish that the NSFD method used preserves all constant steady states of the corresponding continuous initial boundary value problem (IBVP) model. We prove that the conditions for those equilibria to be asymptotically stable are consistent with the continuous IBVP model independently of the numerical grid size. The global asymptotical properties of the HBV-free equilibrium of the proposed NSFD schemes are derived via the construction of a suitable discrete Lyapunov function, and coincides with the continuous system. This confirms that the discretized models are dynamically consistent since they maintain essential properties of the corresponding continuous IBVP model. Finally, numerical simulations are performed from which it is demonstrated that the proposed NSFD method is advantageous over the standard finite difference (SFD) method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A more realistic alcoholism model on scale-free networks with demographic and nonlinear infectivity is introduced in this paper. The basic reproduction number R 0 is derived from the next-generation method. Global stability of the alcohol-free equilibrium is obtained. The persistence of our model is also derived. Furthermore, the SAITS model with nonlinear infectivity is also investigated. Stability of all the equilibria and persistence are also obtained. Some numerical simulations are also presented to verify and extend our theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Backward bifurcation has significant implications for disease control. Deriving necessary and sufficient conditions for backward bifurcation is of paramount importance to understand the reasons for its occurrence and devise effective control strategies. In this paper, we review the methods that lead to necessary and sufficient conditions for backward bifurcation in infectious disease models. We review separately the methods that apply to ODEs and methods that apply to PDEs. We further propose a new method, applicable to both ODEs and PDEs. We illustrate the methods on three examples: a novel ODE model of cholera with vaccination, a PDE version of the cholera model with vaccination, and on an eight equation model of dengue, taken from the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper considers an eco-epidemiological model with disease in the prey population. The disease in the prey divides the total prey population into two subclasses, susceptible prey and infected prey. The model also incorporates fear of predator that reduces the growth rate of the prey population. Furthermore, fear of predator lowers the activity of the prey population, which reduces the disease transmission. The model is well-posed with bounded solutions. It has an extinction equilibrium, susceptible prey equilibrium, susceptible prey-predator equilibrium, and coexistence equilibria. Conditions for local stability of equilibria are established. The model exhibits fear- induced backward bifurcation and bistability. Extensive numerical simulations show the presence of oscillations and occurrence of chaos due to fear induced lower disease transmission in the prey population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is concerned with the Bayesian estimation parameters of the stochastic SIR (Susceptible-Infective-Removed) epidemic model from the trajectory data. Specifically, the data from the count of both infectives and susceptibles is assumed to be available on some time grid as the epidemic progresses. The diffusion approximation of the appropriate jump process is then used to estimate missing data between every pair of observation times. If the time step of imputations is small enough, we derive the posterior distributions of the infection and recovery rates using the Milstein scheme. The paper also presents Markov-chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation that demonstrates that the method provides accurate estimates, as illustrated by the synthetic data from SIR epidemic model and the real data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we consider a stochastic SIRS epidemic model with seasonal variation and saturated incidence. Firstly, we obtain the threshold of stochastic system which determines whether the epidemic occurs or not. Secondly, we prove that there is a non-trivial positive periodic solution if . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents a model for the evolution of an infectious disease in a population with individual-specific immunity. The immune state of an individual varies with time according to its own dynamics, depending on whether the individual is infected or not. The model involves a system of size-structured (first-order) PDEs that capture both the dynamics of the immune states and the transition between compartments consisting of infected, susceptible, etc. individuals. Due to the unavailability of precise data about the immune states of the individuals, the main focus in the paper is on developing a technique for set-membership estimations of aggregated quantities of interest. The technique involves solving specific optimization problems for the underlying PDE system and is developed up to a numerical method. Results of numerical simulations are presented for a benchmark model of SIS-type, potentially applicable to diseases like influenza and to various sexually transmitted diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper introduces a time-since-recovery structured, multi-strain, multi-population model of avian influenza. Influenza A viruses infect many species of wild and domestic birds and are classified into two groups based on their ability to cause disease: low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) and high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Prior infection with LPAI provides partial immunity towards HPAI. The model introduced in this paper structures LPAI-recovered birds (wild and domestic) with time-since-recovery and includes cross-immunity towards HPAI that can fade with time. The model has a unique disease-free equilibrium (DFE), unique LPAI-only and HPAI-only equilibria and at least one coexistence equilibrium. We compute the reproduction numbers of LPAI (RL) and HPAI (RH) and show that the DFE is locally asymptotically stable when RL < 1 and RH < 1. A unique LPAI-only (HPAI-only) equilibrium exists when RL > 1 (RH > 1) and it is locally asymptotically stable if HPAI (LPAI) cannot invade the equilibrium, that is, if the invasion number ...L H < 1 (...HL < 1). We show using numerical simulations that the ODE version of the model, which is obtained by discarding the time-since-recovery structures (making cross-immunity constant), can exhibit oscillations, and also that the pathogens LPAI and HPAI can coexist with sustained oscillations in both populations. Through simulations, we show that even if both populations (wild and domestic) are sinks when alone, LPAI and HPAI can persist in both populations combined. Thus, reducing the reproduction numbers of LPAI and HPAI in each population to below unity is not enough to eradicate the disease. The pathogens can continue to coexist in both populations unless transmission between the populations is reduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we have formulated an e-epidemic energy efficient susceptible-infected--terminally infected-recovered (SITR) model to analyse the attacking behaviour of worms in wireless sensor network (WSN) using cyrtoid type functional response. In this model, once a sensor node has been attacked by the worms, the terminally infected node spreads the worms to its neighbouring nodes using normal communications, which further spread it to their neighbouring nodes and the process continues. To tackle this issue, we proposed an SITR model by considering the sleep mode concept of WSN in which the operational capabilities and power consumption of the motes decreases. Boundedness, existence of equilibrium points, stability and bifurcation analysis are analysed for the proposed model system. Stability and direction of Hopf-bifurcation are also obtained for endemic equilibrium point using center manifold theorem. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out that supports the analytical findings. The impact of the control parameters like transmission rate (β), inter-nodes interference coefficient (θ1) and intrinsic growth rate (r1) on the dynamics of the model system are investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we study the dynamics of a stochastic Susceptible-Infective-Removed-Infective (SIRI) epidemic model with relapse. By constructing a suitable stochastic Lyapunov function, we establish sufficient conditions for the existence of an ergodic stationary distribution to the model. Moreover, sufficient conditions for extinction of the disease are also obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In this paper, a non-standard finite difference (NSFD) scheme for a delayed diffusive hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection model with intracellular HBV DNA-containing capsids is proposed. Dynamic consistency of this NSFD scheme is achieved by showing that the scheme preserves the non-negativity and boundedness of the solutions and the global stability of the homogeneous steady states of the corresponding continuous model without any restriction on spatial and temporal grid sizes. We prove the global stability of the steady states by constructing suitable discrete Lyapunov functions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This paper deals with the problem of global asymptotic stability for equilibria of a spatially diffusive SIR epidemic model with homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. By discretizing the model with respect to the space variable, we first construct Lyapunov functions for the corresponding ODEs model, and then broaden the construction method into the PDEs model in which either susceptible or infective populations are diffusive. In both cases, we obtain the standard threshold dynamical behaviors, that is, if, then the disease-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable and if, then the (strictly positive) endemic equilibrium is so. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Novel deterministic and stochastic models are proposed in this paper for the within-host dynamics of cholera, with a focus on the bacterial–viral interaction. The deterministic model is a system of differential equations describing the interaction among the two types of vibrios and the viruses. The stochastic model is a system of Markov jump processes that is derived based on the dynamics of the deterministic model. The multitype branching process approximation is applied to estimate the extinction probability of bacteria and viruses within a human host during the early stage of the bacterial–viral infection. Accordingly, a closed-form expression is derived for the disease extinction probability, and analytic estimates are validated with numerical simulations. The local and global dynamics of the bacterial–viral interaction are analysed using the deterministic model, and the result indicates that there is a sharp disease threshold characterized by the basic reproduction number: if, vibrios ingested from the environment into human body will not cause cholera infection; if, vibrios will grow with increased toxicity and persist within the host, leading to human cholera. In contrast, the stochastic model indicates, more realistically, that there is always a positive probability of disease extinction within the human host. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In this paper, we designed and analysed a discrete model to solve a delayed within-host viral infection model by using non-standard finite difference scheme. The original model that we considered was a delayed viral infection model with cell-to-cell transmission, cell-mediated immune response and general nonlinear incidence. We show that the discrete model has equilibria which are exactly the same as those of the original continuous model and the conditions for those equilibria to be globally asymptotically stable are consistent with the original continuous model with no restriction on the time step size. The results imply that the discretization scheme can efficiently preserves the qualitative properties of solutions for corresponding continuous model. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This paper is concerned with two families of multivariate polynomials: the Appell polynomials and the Abel-Gontcharoff polynomials. Both families are well-known in the univariate case, but their multivariate version is much less standard. We first provide a simple interpretation of these polynomials through particular constrained random walks on a lattice. We then derive nice analytical results for two special cases where the parameters of the polynomials are randomized. Thanks to the interpretation and randomization of the polynomials, we can derive new results and give other insights for the study of two different risk problems: the ruin probability in a multiline insurance model and the size distribution in a multigroup epidemic. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]