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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Evaluating syphilis transmission among MSM population: a mathematical model for reinfection, two-stage treatment, and treatment failure.

Chidozie W Chukwu, Dipo Aldila, Maruf A Lawal, George Obaido

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chidozie W ChukwuDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States.
Dipo AldilaDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.
Maruf A LawalDepartment of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
George ObaidoCollege of Computing, Data Science and Society, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study develops and analyzes a data-driven compartmental model for the transmission dynamics of syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, incorporating reinfection, two-stage treatment, treatment failure and behavioral adaptation. The model comprises five epidemiological compartments with parameters that capture temporary immunity, adaptive behavior, and heterogeneous treatment outcomes. Analytical results include the derivation of the basic reproduction number (

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Homosexuality, MaleModels, TheoreticalReinfectionSyphilisHumansMaleTreatment FailureUnited Statesjoinpoint regressionnumerical simulationsreproduction numbersensitivity analysistreatment

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PMID42422680
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