CHANGE IN HOST BEHAVIOR AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF DENGUE

摘要

The joint evolutionary dynamics of dengue strains are poorly understood despite the disease's high prevalence in tropical and subtropical countries around the world. In this paper, two dengue strains are put in competition in a population where behavioral changes can affect the probability of infection within the host population. The destabilizing dynamic effect generated by prevalence-dependence behavioral changes are discussed and their possible role on dengue dynamics explored.