Transmission Dynamics of Hepatitis C with Control Strategies

Figure 7

Plots of the basic reproductive number 𝑅₀ in terms of the parameters 𝛼 and 𝜉, which show the estimated effects of 𝛼 and 𝜉 on 𝑅₀. (a) A contour plot of the surface 𝑅₀ for the values of 𝑅₀=1,2,3. (b) Two surfaces, 𝑅₀ and the constant 1, are plotted to show the curve on which 𝑅₀=1.

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