Optimal control strategies for tuberculosis treatment: a case study in Angola

• Author(s): Silva, C. J. ; Torres, D. F. M.
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/11878
• Origin: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
• Subject(s): Angola; Epidemiology; Optimal control; Treatment strategies; Tuberculosis
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

We apply optimal control theory to a tuberculosis model given by a system of ordinary differential equations. Optimal control strategies are proposed to minimize the cost of interventions. Numerical simulations are given using data from Angola.