Optimal control of Zika virus infection by vector elimination, vector-to-human and human-to-human contact reduction

Optimal control of Zika virus infection by vector elimination, vector-to-human and human-to-human contact reduction

Abstract The recent outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil, with estimated cases surpassing 1.5 million, has gained attention due to its rapid spread and neurological complications associated with the infection such as microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Beside vector transmiss...

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Main Authors: Nonthamon Chaikham, Wannika Sawangtong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Advances in Difference Equations
Subjects:
Zika virus
epidemic model
Pontryagin’s maximum principle
optimal control
mosquito
sexual transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13662-017-1220-4

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