The transmission dynamic and optimal control of acute and chronic hepatitis B

Abstract

In this article, we present the transmission dynamic of the acute and chronic hepatitis B epidemic problem and develop an optimal control strategy to control the spread of hepatitis B in a community. In order to do this, first we present the model formulation and find the basic reproduction number [Formula: see text]. We show that if [Formula: see text] then the disease-free equilibrium is both locally as well as globally asymptotically stable. Then, we prove that the model is locally and globally asymptotically stable, if [Formula: see text]. To control the spread of this infection, we develop a control strategy by applying three control variables such as isolation of infected and non-infected individuals, treatment and vaccination to minimize the number of acute infected, chronically infected with hepatitis B individuals and maximize the number of susceptible and recovered individuals. Finally, we present numerical simulation to illustrate the feasibility of the control strategy.