Mathematical Modelling of Tuberculosis Outbreak in an East African Country Incorporating Vaccination and Treatment

Kayode Oshinubi, Olumuyiwa James Peter, Emmanuel Addai, Enock Mwizerwa, Oluwatosin Babasola, Ifeoma Veronica Nwabufo, Ibrahima Sane, Umar Muhammad Adam, Adejimi Adeniji, Janet O. Agbaje

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Abstract

In this paper, we develop a deterministic mathematical epidemic model for tuberculosis outbreaks in order to study the disease’s impact in a given population. We develop a qualitative analysis of the model by showing that the solution of the model is positive and bounded. The global stability analysis of the model uses Lyapunov functions and the threshold quantity of the model, which is the basic reproduction number is estimated. The existence and uniqueness analysis for Caputo fractional tuberculosis outbreak model is presented by transforming the deterministic model to a Caputo sense model. The deterministic model is used to predict real data from Uganda and Rwanda to see how well our model captured the dynamics of the disease in the countries considered. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis of the parameters according to (Formula presented.) was considered in this study. The normalised forward sensitivity index is used to determine the most sensitive variables that are important for infection control. We simulate the Caputo fractional tuberculosis outbreak model using the Adams–Bashforth–Moulton approach to investigate the impact of treatment and vaccine rates, as well as the disease trajectory. Overall, our findings imply that increasing vaccination and especially treatment availability for infected people can reduce the prevalence and burden of tuberculosis on the human population.

Original languageEnglish
Article number143
Number of pages21
JournalComputation
Volume11
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jul 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding: This research received no external funding.

Data Availability Statement: Data used for this research are available on public databases.

Keywords

  • Caputo fractional derivative
  • numerical scheme
  • reproduction number
  • sensitivity analysis
  • tuberculosis epidemic model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Applied Mathematics
  • General Computer Science
  • Modelling and Simulation

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