A Wolbachia infection model with free boundary

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DOI10.1080/17513758.2020.1784474zbMATH Open1447.92447arXiv2006.04073OpenAlexW3101474048WikidataQ96769136 ScholiaQ96769136MaRDI QIDQ3304367FDOQ3304367

Mohammad El Smaily, Zhiming Guo, Lin Wang, Yunfeng Liu

Publication date: 31 July 2020

Published in: Journal of Biological Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Scientists have been seeking ways to use Wolbachia to eliminate the mosquitoes that spread human diseases. Could Wolbachia be the determining factor in controlling the mosquito-borne infectious diseases? To answer this question mathematically, we develop a reaction-diffusion model with free boundary in a one-dimensional environment. We divide the female mosquito population into two groups: one is the uninfected mosquito population that grows in the whole region while the other is the mosquito population infected with Wolbachia that occupies a finite small region and invades the environment with a spreading front governed by a free boundary satisfying the well-known one-phase Stefan condition. For the resulting free boundary problem, we establish criteria under which spreading and vanishing occur. Our results provide useful insights on designing a feasible mosquito releasing strategy to invade the whole mosquito population with Wolbachia infection and thus eventually eradicate the mosquito-borne diseases.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.04073




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