Assessing the Impact of Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance of Vibrio cholerae on the Future Trends of Cholera Epidemic | Zendy

Steady Mushayabasa | Zendy; C. P. Bhunu | Zendy

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Assessing the Impact of Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance of Vibrio cholerae on the Future Trends of Cholera Epidemic

Author(s) -

Steady Mushayabasa,

C. P. Bhunu

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

isrn biomathematics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2090-7702

DOI - 10.5402/2012/127492

Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , cholera , antimicrobial , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , vibrionaceae , biology , virology , geography , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics

Cholera, an acute intestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae , remains a major public health problem in many parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. A mathematical model is developed, to assess the impact of increasing antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio cholerae on the future trends of the cholera epidemic. Equilibrium states of the model are determined and their stabilities have been examined. The impacts of increasing antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio cholerae on the future trends of cholera epidemic have been investigated through the reproductive number. Numerical results are provided to support analytical findings.

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