A geometric analysis of the SIRS epidemiological model on a homogeneous network

Hildeberto Jardon Kojakhmetov, Christian Kuehn, Andrea Pugliese, Mattia Sensi*

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Abstract

We study a fast–slow version of an SIRS epidemiological model on homogeneous graphs, obtained through the application of the moment closure method. We use GSPT to study the model, taking into account that the infection period is much shorter than the average duration of immunity. We show that the dynamics occurs through a sequence of fast and slow flows, that can be described through 2-dimensional maps that, under some assumptions, can be approximated as 1-dimensional maps. Using this method, together with numerical bifurcation tools, we show that the model can give rise to periodic solutions, differently from the corresponding model based on homogeneous mixing.
Original languageEnglish
Article number37
Number of pages38
JournalJournal of Mathematical Biology
Volume83
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct-2021

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