A Model for the Propagation and Control of Pulmonary TB Disease in Kenya

Kirimi, E.M., Muthuri, G.G., Ngari, C.G. and Karanja, S., 2024. A Model for the Propagation and Control of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Disease in Kenya. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2024(1), p.5883142.

Increasing the screening of asymptomatic and latently infected individuals reduces infection transmission to susceptible populations.

The combination of vaccination, screening, and treatment of all forms of pulmonary tuberculosis is the most effective intervention for reducing disease transmission.

A combination of screening and treatment for all forms of pulmonary tuberculosis is more effective than combining vaccination with treatment of only symptomatic individuals.

Treating only the symptomatic population is identified as the least effective intervention for curtailing infection transmission.

More attention should be directed towards screening and treating latent infections and asymptomatic infectious populations.

Screening and treating latent infections reduce the development of pulmonary tuberculosis and decrease the rate of infection transmission.

Screening and treating the asymptomatic infectious population reduce the spread of infections to susceptible individuals, thereby decreasing the rate of transmission.