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ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE ON HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS

Published:2011-09 Issue:03 Volume:19 Page:447-460
ISSN:0218-3390
Container-title:Journal of Biological Systems
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Biol. Syst.

Author:

BHUNU C. P.¹²,MUSHAYABASA S.³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mathematics, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP 167 Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

2. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, CB3, OES, UK

3. Department of Applied Mathematics, Modelling Biomedical Systems Research Group, National University of Science and Technology, Box AC 939 Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Abstract

A mathematical model for the transmission dynamics of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been proposed and investigated. The model presented looks into preferential sexual contacts between intravenous drug users and non-drug users. The threshold parameters of the model are determined and stabilities analysed. Both analytic and numerical simulations show that increase in intravenous drug use in addition to sex results in an increase of HCV cases. Thus, safe sex and treatment of HCV alone are not enough to curtail the transmission of HCV. Effective control of HCV require strategies that are tailor made for intravenous drug users.

Publisher

World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

Subject

Applied Mathematics,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecology,Applied Mathematics,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous),Ecology

Link

https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S0218339011004056

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