Research Article

Mathematical Modeling of Transmission Dynamics and Optimal Control of Vaccination and Treatment for Hepatitis B Virus

Table 1

Parameter values used in numerical simulations.

Parameter Description Values range Reference

Birth (and death) rate 0.0121 [17, 18]
Transmission rate0.8–20.49[17]
Infectiousness of carriers relative to acute infections 0-1[17]
Rate of moving from exposed to acute 6 per year [16]
Rate at which individuals leave the acute infection class 4 per year [16]
Rate of moving from carrier to recovery 0.025 per year[16]
Loss of recovery rate 0.03–0.06[17]
Probability of infected newborns 0.11 [19]
Probability of immune newborns 0.1[19]
Proportion of acute infection individuals becoming carriers 0.05–0.9 [17]
Weight factor for susceptible individuals 0.091[31]
Weight factor for exposed individuals 0.01[31]
Weight factor for infected individuals 0.04[31]
Weight factor for carrier individuals 0.05[31]
Weight factor for the controls 1.5[31]
Weight factor for the controls 2.7[31]
Susceptible individuals 0.493[4]
Exposed individuals 0.0035[4]
Acute infection individuals0.0035[4]
Chronic HBV carriers0.007[4]