Control of snakebite envenoming: A mathematical modeling study.

ABSTRACT: A mathematical model is designed to assess the impact of some interventional strategies for curtailing the burden of snakebite envenoming in a community. The model is fitted with real data set. Numerical simulations have shown that public health awareness of the susceptible individuals on snakebite preventive measures could reduce the number of envenoming and prevent deaths and disabilities in the population. The simulations further revealed that if at least fifty percent of snakebite envenoming patients receive early treatment with antivenom a substantial number of deaths will be averted. Furthermore, it is shown using optimal control that combining public health awareness and antivenom treatment averts the highest number of snakebite induced deaths and disability adjusted life years in t

SUBMITTER: Abdullahi SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8428672 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature