Author/Authors :
Nyerere, Nkuba Department of Mathematics - Informatics and Computational Sciences - Sokoine University of Agriculture - Morogoro, Tanzania , Luboobi, Livingstone S Strathmore University - Nairobi, Kenya , Mpeshe, Saul C Department of Mathematics - University of Iringa - Iringa, Tanzania , Shirima, Gabriel M Department of Global Health and Bio-Medical Sciences - Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology - Arusha, Tanzania
Abstract :
A deterministic mathematical model for brucellosis that incorporates seasonality on direct and indirect transmission parameters for
domestic ruminants, wild animals, humans, and the environment was formulated and analyzed in this paper. Both analytical and
numerical simulations are presented. From this study, the findings show that variations in seasonal weather have the great impact
on the transmission dynamics of brucellosis in humans, livestock, and wild animals. Thus, in order for the disease to be controlled
or eliminated, measures should be timely implemented upon the fluctuation in the transmission of the disease.
