Mathematical model of pertussis and pneumonia co-infection in infants with maternally derived immunity
The transmission dynamics of a pertussis-pneumonia co-infection model is analyzed. The model takes into account temporary immunity of infected infants and includes a maternally derived immunity compartment. The basic reproduction number of the co-infected model is obtained using the next generation...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20248/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20248/1/21.pdf |
| Summary: | The transmission dynamics of a pertussis-pneumonia co-infection model is analyzed. The model takes into account temporary immunity of infected infants and includes a maternally derived immunity compartment. The basic reproduction number of the co-infected model is obtained using the next generation matrix, and stability analysis is carried out. The model exhibits four equilibria, namely, the pertussis-free equilibrium, the pneumonia-free equilibrium, the co-infection-free equilibrium and co-infection endemic equilibrium. Subsequently, the local stability of the co-infection-free equilibrium is analyzed and is shown to be locally asymptotically stable. Similarly, by constructing a suitable Lyapunov function, the co-infection endemic equilibrium is shown to be globally asymptotically stable. Numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate the validity of these results. |
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