Equivariant Hopf Bifurcation in a Time-Delayed Ring of Antigenic Variants
Author
Source
International Journal of Differential Equations
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We consider an intrahost malaria model allowing for antigenic variation within a single species.
The host’s immune response is compartmentalised into reactions to major and minor epitopes.
We investigate the dynamics of the model, paying particular attention to bifurcation and stability of the uniform nonzero endemic equilibrium.
We establish conditions for the existence of an equivariant Hopf bifurcation in a ring of antigenic variants, characterised by time delay.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ncube, Israel. 2016. Equivariant Hopf Bifurcation in a Time-Delayed Ring of Antigenic Variants. International Journal of Differential Equations،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105705
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ncube, Israel. Equivariant Hopf Bifurcation in a Time-Delayed Ring of Antigenic Variants. International Journal of Differential Equations No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105705
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ncube, Israel. Equivariant Hopf Bifurcation in a Time-Delayed Ring of Antigenic Variants. International Journal of Differential Equations. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105705
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1105705