Osei Bonsu, Kwame E

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Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference 2022 May 18th, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Seasonality and the dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans Transmission. Kwame E. Osei Bonsu Eastern Connecticut State University, oseib@easternct.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/bamm  Part of the Life Sciences Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, and the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/bamm/2022/wed/43 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Dept. of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact libcompass@vcu.edu. Seasonality and the dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans Transmission.  The complete epidemiology of Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infection is yet to be determined. It has been postulated that the disease is spread by a vector whose breeding habits are determined by environmental factors such as seasonal temperature and rainfall regimes. In this paper, a mathematical model that incorporates the effects of seasonality has been compared with a non-seasonal model. It is shown that the number of secondary cases of Buruli Ulcer (BU) produced by a typical infected individual increases due to seasonality. Thus the effects of seasonality lead to an enhancement of the spread of BU.   Key words: Seasonal dynamics epidemiology Buruli ulcer reproductive number. 

Seasonality and the dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans Transmission.

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Seasonality and the dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans Transmission.

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