Global Stability Analysis of Sir Epidemic Model with Relapse and Immunity Loss

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2016

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International Journal of Applied Science and Mathematical Theory ISSN 2489-009X Vol. 2 No.1 2016 www.iiardpub.org

Abstract

A deterministic mathematical model for the transmission dynamics of infectious disease with immunity loss and relapse was built and analyzed. The model was shown to exhibit two equilibria, namely, a disease free equilibrium and an endemic equilibrium. The computated basic reproductive number (R_0) was used to establish that whenever R_0<1, the disease free equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable and the endemic equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable whenever R_0>1. Furthermore the global stability for the two equilibria was investigated using Lyapunov function. The model was simulated numerically to validate the analytical results.

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Epidemic Model, Relapse, Immunity Loss, Equilibria, Global Stability

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Akinyemi, S. T., Ibrahim, M. O., Usman, I. G. and Odetunde, O. (2016). Global Stability Analysis of SIR Epidemic Model with Relapse and Immunity Loss. International Journal of Applied Science and Mathematical Theory Vol. 2 No. 1 2016

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