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Title Optimal quarantine and vaccination strategies in the control of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus
Name Tufail Malik
Country United Arab Emirates
Email tufail.malik@kustar.ac.ae
Co-Author(s) Aliya A. Alsaleh, Mohammad A. Sa fi, Abba B. Gumel
Submit Time 2014-02-27 06:46:57
Session
Special Session 95: Modeling the spread and control of infectious diseases
Contents
The talk will address the transmission dynamics of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in two human populations with immigration. A deterministic model will be used to assess the combined impact of quarantine and a vaccine on the disease dynamics. Optimal control for MERS via the Pontryagin's Maximum Principle will be discussed. Rigorous qualitative analysis will be presented. Simulation results, using a realistic set of parameter values, will also be discussed.
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