A mathematical model for co-dynamics of listeriosis and bacterial meningitis diseases
Abstract
The co-infection of Listeriosis and Meningitis in humans is a public health burden globally with its endemicity mostly felt in the tropical and sub-tropical countries. In this study, we develop a novel deterministic model describing the Listeriosis-Meningitis co-infection dynamics. Two sub-models, namely the Listeriosis-only and Meningitis-only sub-models are presented and analysed. Mathematical analysis of each sub-model is carried out, as well as that of the co-infection model. We use Latin-hypercube sampling to determine the parameters affecting the severity of the infection co-dynamics. Results from the numerical simulations suggest that reduction in the Listeria pathogens in the environment and an increase in the Meningitis recovery rate decreases the rate of Listeriosis-Meningitis co-infections.
- Published
- 17 November 2020
- Volume
- 2020 (2020)
- License
- CC BY 3.0
Copyright © 2020 C. W. Chukwu, J. Mushanyu, M. L. Juga, Fatmawati -. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cite this article
C. W. Chukwu, J. Mushanyu, M. L. Juga, F. -, A mathematical model for co-dynamics of listeriosis and bacterial meningitis diseases, Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci. 2020 (2020), 83. https://doi.org/10.28919/cmbn/5060
BibTeX
@article{Chukwu2020,
author = {Chukwu, C. W. and Mushanyu, J. and Juga, M. L. and -, Fatmawati},
title = {A mathematical model for co-dynamics of listeriosis and bacterial meningitis diseases},
journal = {Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci.},
volume = {2020},
year = {2020},
pages = {83},
doi = {10.28919/cmbn/5060}
}