Effects of Coinfection on the Dynamics of Two Pathogens in a Tick-Host Infection Model
Joint Authors
Zhang, Xue
Sun, Bei
Tosato, Marco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
As both ticks and hosts may carry one or more pathogens, the phenomenon of coinfection of multiple tick-borne diseases becomes highly relevant and plays a key role in tick-borne disease transmission.
In this paper, we propose a coinfection model involving two tick-borne diseases in a tick-host population and calculate the basic reproduction numbers at the disease-free equilibrium and two boundary equilibria.
To explore the impact of coinfection, we also derive the invasion reproduction numbers which indicate the potential of a pathogen to persist when another pathogen already exists in tick and host populations.
Then, we obtain the global stability of the system at the disease-free equilibrium and the boundary equilibrium, respectively, and further demonstrate the existence conditions for uniform persistence of the two diseases.
The final numerical simulations mainly verify the theoretical results of coinfection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sun, Bei& Zhang, Xue& Tosato, Marco. 2020. Effects of Coinfection on the Dynamics of Two Pathogens in a Tick-Host Infection Model. Complexity،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sun, Bei…[et al.]. Effects of Coinfection on the Dynamics of Two Pathogens in a Tick-Host Infection Model. Complexity No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sun, Bei& Zhang, Xue& Tosato, Marco. Effects of Coinfection on the Dynamics of Two Pathogens in a Tick-Host Infection Model. Complexity. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142486
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142486