4.6 Article

Mathematical modeling of Zika disease in pregnant women and newborns with microcephaly in Brazil

Journal

MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE APPLIED SCIENCES
Volume 41, Issue 18, Pages 8929-8941

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mma.4702

Keywords

Brazil; epidemiology; mathematical modeling; positivity and boundedness of solutions; stability; Zika virus and microcephaly

Funding

  1. Agencia Estatal de Innovacion [MTM2016-75140-P]
  2. Xunta de Galicia [GRC 2015-004, R 2016/022]
  3. FCT [CIDMA UID/MAT/04106/2013, TOCCATA PTDC/EEI-AUT/2933/2014, SFRH/BPD/72061/2010]

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We propose a new mathematical model for the spread of Zika virus. Special attention is paid to the transmission of microcephaly. Numerical simulations show the accuracy of the model with respect to the Zika outbreak occurred in Brazil.

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