Modeling the Spread of Tuberculosis in Semiclosed Communities
Joint Authors
Aguilera, Ximena
Bosch, Paul
Herrera, Mauricio
Nájera, Manuel
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We address the problem of long-term dynamics of tuberculosis (TB) and latent tuberculosis (LTB) in semiclosed communities.
These communities are congregate settings with the potential for sustained daily contact for weeks, months, and even years between their members.
Basic examples of these communities are prisons, but certain urban/rural communities, some schools, among others could possibly fit well into this definition.
These communities present a sort of ideal conditions for TB spread.
In order to describe key relevant dynamics of the disease in these communities, we consider a five compartments SEIR model with five possible routes toward TB infection: primary infection after a contact with infected and infectious individuals (fast TB), endogenous reactivation after a period of latency (slow TB), relapse by natural causes after a cure, exogenous reinfection of latently infected, and exogenous reinfection of recovered individuals.
We discuss the possible existence of multiple endemic equilibrium states and the role that the two types of exogenous reinfections in the long-term dynamics of the disease could play.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Herrera, Mauricio& Bosch, Paul& Nájera, Manuel& Aguilera, Ximena. 2013. Modeling the Spread of Tuberculosis in Semiclosed Communities. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-19.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Herrera, Mauricio…[et al.]. Modeling the Spread of Tuberculosis in Semiclosed Communities. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-19.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Herrera, Mauricio& Bosch, Paul& Nájera, Manuel& Aguilera, Ximena. Modeling the Spread of Tuberculosis in Semiclosed Communities. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488018
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488018