Nonlinear stochastic analysis for a stochastic SIS epidemic model

Abstract

This paper considers a stochastic Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS) epidemic model with nonlinear saturated incidence. The threshold conditions for disease extinction and stochastic permanence are obtained by using nonlinear stochastic analysis for Feller's test and the canonical probability method. Consequently, this improves and extends some previous results obtained by using Lyapunov method. A series of numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate our theoretical findings.