An SIRS model with a nonlinear incidence rate

Yu Jin, Wendi Wang and Shiwu Xiao

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2007, vol. 34, issue 5, 1482-1497

Abstract: The global dynamics of an SIRS model with a nonlinear incidence rate is investigated. We establish a threshold for a disease to be extinct or endemic, analyze the existence and asymptotic stability of equilibria, and verify the existence of bistable states, i.e., a stable disease free equilibrium and a stable endemic equilibrium or a stable limit cycle. In particular, we find that the model admits stability switches as a parameter changes. We also investigate the backward bifurcation, the Hopf bifurcation and Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation and obtain the Hopf bifurcation criteria and Bogdanov–Takens bifurcation curves, which are important for making strategies for controlling a disease.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2006.04.022

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