Modelling the Role of Prophylaxis in Malaria Prevention

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  • Farai Nyabadza
چکیده

Malaria is by far the world’s most persistent tropical parasitic disease and is endemic to tropical areas where the climatic and weather conditions allow continuous breeding of the mosquitoes that spread malaria. A mathematical model for the transmission of malaria with prophylaxis prevention is analyzed. The stability analysis of the equilibria is presented with the aim of finding threshold conditions under which malaria clears or persists in the human population. Our results suggest that eradication of mosquitoes and prophylaxis prevention can significantly reduce the malaria burden on the human population. Keywords—prophylaxis prevention, basic reproductive number, stability

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تاریخ انتشار 2012