Hopf bifurcation of a delayed epidemic model with information variable and limited medical resources (Q1722114)

Summary: We consider SIR epidemic model in which population growth is subject to logistic growth in absence of disease. We get the condition for Hopf bifurcation of a delayed epidemic model with information variable and limited medical resources. By analyzing the corresponding characteristic equations, the local stability of an endemic equilibrium and a disease-free equilibrium is discussed. If the basic reproduction ratio \(\mathcal{R}_0 < 1\), we discuss the global asymptotical stability of the disease-free equilibrium by constructing a Lyapunov functional. If \(\mathcal{R}_0 > 1\), we obtain sufficient conditions under which the endemic equilibrium \(E^*\) of system is locally asymptotically stable. And we also have discussed the stability and direction of Hopf bifurcations. Numerical simulations are carried out to explain the mathematical conclusions.