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Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases on Hevea Brasiliensis (Natural Rubber)
S.E. Ubani* |
O. A. Emuedo |
S.E. Fadugba |
G. Eboigbe |
L.C. Igwe |
C. Achudume |
Article Number: DRJAFS9037615271
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26765/DRJAFS9037615271
ISSN: 2354-4147
Vol. 8 (10), Pp. 346-350, October 2020
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Abstract
In this paper, we present an efficient method of mathematical modelling for the infectious diseases on Natural Rubber using the Kermack and Mckendrick formulated SIR (SUSCEPTIBLE-INFECTIVE-RECOVERED) techniques. Firstly, we examined the spread of an epidemic disease based on compartmental structures and thereby estimated the value R0 which determines the thresholds for disease transmission and the control. We also introduce an approximate method and used the SIR model to ascertain the maximum level of infection.
Keywords: Plant disease epidemics, mathematical modelling, Infective, Recovered, Susceptible and TransmissionReceived: August 15, 2020 Accepted: September 23, 2020 Published: October 30, 2020