Stability of a Two-Strain Tuberculosis Model with General Contact Rate

A two-strain tuberculosis model with general contact rate which allows tuberculosis patients with the drug-sensitive Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain to be treated is presented. The model includes both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains. A detailed qualitative analysis about positivity, boun...

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Main Authors: Hai-Feng Huo, Shuai-Jun Dang, Yu-Ning Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Abstract and Applied Analysis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/293747
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description A two-strain tuberculosis model with general contact rate which allows tuberculosis patients with the drug-sensitive Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain to be treated is presented. The model includes both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains. A detailed qualitative analysis about positivity, boundedness, existence, uniqueness and global stability of the equilibria of this model is carried out. Analytical results of the model show that the quantities R1 and R2, which represent the basic reproduction numbers of the sensitive and resistant strains, respectively, provide the threshold conditions which determine the competitive outcomes of the two strains. Numerical simulations are also conducted to confirm and extend the analytic results.
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spelling doaj-art-e7beac7b016342339da90ee65c9bca5e2025-08-20T03:21:02ZengWileyAbstract and Applied Analysis1085-33751687-04092010-01-01201010.1155/2010/293747293747Stability of a Two-Strain Tuberculosis Model with General Contact RateHai-Feng Huo0Shuai-Jun Dang1Yu-Ning Li2Institute of Applied Mathematics, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, ChinaInstitute of Applied Mathematics, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, ChinaA two-strain tuberculosis model with general contact rate which allows tuberculosis patients with the drug-sensitive Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain to be treated is presented. The model includes both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains. A detailed qualitative analysis about positivity, boundedness, existence, uniqueness and global stability of the equilibria of this model is carried out. Analytical results of the model show that the quantities R1 and R2, which represent the basic reproduction numbers of the sensitive and resistant strains, respectively, provide the threshold conditions which determine the competitive outcomes of the two strains. Numerical simulations are also conducted to confirm and extend the analytic results.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/293747
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Stability of a Two-Strain Tuberculosis Model with General Contact Rate
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title Stability of a Two-Strain Tuberculosis Model with General Contact Rate
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title_full_unstemmed Stability of a Two-Strain Tuberculosis Model with General Contact Rate
title_short Stability of a Two-Strain Tuberculosis Model with General Contact Rate
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