Impact of migrant workers on the tuberculosis transmission : general models and a case study for China

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2012-10

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American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

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With heavy influx of migrant workers into cities, curbing the spread of large-scale tuberculosis (TB) and HIV infection is an immense challenge. A case study, based on the TB epidemiological and other statistical data in China, indicates that the disease spread can be controlled if effective measures are taken to reduce the reactivation rate of exposed/latent migrant workers. Impact of the migration rate and direction, as well as the duration of home visit stay, on the control of disease spread is also examined numerically. The research develops a mathematical model that factors in epidemiological, social and economic features of migrant workers.

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MIGRANT WORKERS, BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER, UNIFORM PERSISTENCE, GLOBAL ATTRACTIVITY, TUBERCULOSIS, CHINA, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DISEASE CONTROL

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Luju Liu, Jianhong Wu, & Xiao-Qiang Zhao (). The impact of migrant workers on the tuberculosis transmission: General models and a case study for China. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 9(4), 785-807.doi:10.3934/mbe.2012.9.785

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51231

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Modelling and controlling infectious diseases / Se servir de la modélisation pour lutter contre les maladies infectieuses