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This paper investigates a dynamic model for assessing the population-level impact of isolation of infectious individuals during the 2015-outbreak of Ebola virus in Liberia. The model includes demographic effects, latent undetectable and latent detectable individuals. The paper presents different optimal control strategies associated with isolating infectious symptomatic individuals in order to control the propagation of the virus.

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Journal: International Journal of Applied Mathematics
Journal ISSN (Print): ISSN 1311-1728
Journal ISSN (Electronic): ISSN 1314-8060
Volume: 34
Issue: 3
Year: 2021

DOI: 10.12732/ijam.v34i3.9

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