Mathematical model of rabies vaccination in the United States

Annalise Hassan, Zoe A. Tapp, Dan K. Tran, Rychtář, Jan and Dewey Taylor

Theoretical Population Biology, 2024, vol. 157, issue C, 47-54

Abstract: Rabies is one of the oldest viral diseases and it has been present on every continent except Antarctica. Within the U.S. human rabies cases are quite rare. In the eastern USA, raccoons are the main reservoir hosts and pet vaccination serves as an important barrier against human rabies exposure. In this paper, we develop a compartmental model for rabies transmission amongst raccoons and domestic pets. We find the disease-free equilibria, reproduction numbers for the raccoons and domestic pets. We also determine the vaccination coverage/rates, both for raccoons and pets, needed to achieve the elimination of rabies.

Keywords: Rabies; Mathematical model; Vaccination; Domestic pets; Raccoons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2024.03.004

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