A stage-structured SEIR model with time-dependent delays in an almost periodic environment

Autor: Lizhong Qiang, Ren-Hu Wang, Ruofan An, Zhi-Cheng Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp 7732-7750 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1551-0018
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2020393?viewType=HTML
Popis: In this paper, we propose and investigate an almost periodic SEIR model with stage structure and latency, in which time-dependent maturation and incubation periods are incorporated. Two threshold parameters for the persistence and extinction of population and disease are introduced: the basic reproduction ratio $\hat{R}_{0}$ for population and the basic reproduction ratio $R_{0}$ for disease. If $\hat{R}_{0}1$, it is shown that the disease tends to die out if $R_{0}1$. By virtue of numerical simulations, we verify the analytic results and investigate the effects of the fluctuations of maturation and incubation periods on disease transmission.
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