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Optimal Control of an ODE Model for Rabies in Raccoons with a Birth Pulse
by
Tim Clayton
University of Tennessee
Coauthors: Suzanne Lenhart
An SEIR model using a system of ordinary differential equations describes a raccoon population infected with the rabies virus. This model includes seasonal births and the dynamics of the vaccine. The goal is to find optimal strategies for distributing vaccine packets to minimize the infected population and the cost of implementing the control. The effect of seasonal birth on this strategy is investigated.
Date received: September 25, 2007
Copyright © 2007 by the author(s). The author(s) of this document and the organizers of the conference have granted their consent to include this abstract in Atlas Conferences Inc. Document # cavc-36.