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ArticleComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2020

Modeling the Impact of Seasonal Weather Variations on the Infectiology of Brucellosis.

Nkuba Nyerere, Livingstone S Luboobi, Saul C Mpeshe, Gabriel M Shirima

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Article in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nkuba NyerereDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0210-9259
Livingstone S LuboobiInstitute of Mathematical Sciences, Strathmore University, P.O. Box 59857-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Saul C MpesheDepartment of Mathematics, University of Iringa, P.O. Box 200, Iringa, Tanzania.
Gabriel M ShirimaDepartment of Global Health and Bio-Medical Sciences, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
Iringa Mercy Organization · TZNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology · TZSokoine University of Agriculture · TZStrathmore University · KE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A deterministic mathematical model for brucellosis that incorporates seasonality on direct and indirect transmission parameters for domestic ruminants, wild animals, humans, and the environment was formulated and analyzed in this paper. Both analytical and numerical simulations are presented. From this study, the findings show that variations in seasonal weather have the great impact on the transmission dynamics of brucellosis in humans, livestock, and wild animals. Thus, in order for the disease to be controlled or eliminated, measures should be timely implemented upon the fluctuation in the transmission of the disease.

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Models, BiologicalAnimalsAnimals, DomesticAnimals, WildBacterial ZoonosesBasic Reproduction NumberBrucellosisComputational BiologyComputer SimulationDisease SusceptibilityEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleHumansMaleMathematical ConceptsSeasons

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