A TB model with infectivity in latent period and imperfect treatment (Q444235)

Summary: An epidemiological model of TB with infectivity in latent period and imperfect treatment is introduced. As presented, sustained oscillations are not possible and the endemic proportions either approach the disease-free equilibrium or an endemic equilibrium. An expanded model that stratified the infectious individuals according to their time-since-infection \(\theta\) is also carried out. The global asymptotic stability of the infection-free state is established as well as local asymptotic stability of the endemic equilibrium. At the end, numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the results.