Modeling the spread of tuberculosis in semiclosed communities

DOI10.1155/2013/648291MaRDI QIDQ382647zbMATH OpenOpenAlexDBLPWikidataFDO

Authors Mauricio Herrera, Paul Bosch, Manuel Nájera, Ximena Aguilera

Publication date 21 November 2013

Published in Computational \& Mathematical Methods in Medicine (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/648291

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems in biology (37N25) Medical epidemiology (92C60)

Review text

Summary: We address the problem of long-term dynamics of tuberculosis (TB) and latent tuberculosis (LTB) in semiclosed communities. These communities are congregate settings with the potential for sustained daily contact for weeks, months, and even years between their members. Basic examples of these communities are prisons, but certain urban/rural communities, some schools, among others could possibly fit well into this definition. These communities present a sort of ideal conditions for TB spread. In order to describe key relevant dynamics of the disease in these communities, we consider a five compartments SEIR model with five possible routes toward TB infection: primary infection after a contact with infected and infectious individuals (fast TB), endogenous reactivation after a period of latency (slow TB), relapse by natural causes after a cure, exogenous reinfection of latently infected, and exogenous reinfection of recovered individuals. We discuss the possible existence of multiple endemic equilibrium states and the role that the two types of exogenous reinfections in the long-term dynamics of the disease could play.

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