Search Results - "Gumel, Abba B."

Mathematical assessment of the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on curtailing the 2019 novel Coronavirus by Ngonghala, Calistus N., Iboi, Enahoro, Eikenberry, Steffen, Scotch, Matthew, MacIntyre, Chandini Raina, Bonds, Matthew H., Gumel, Abba B.

“…A pandemic of a novel Coronavirus emerged in December of 2019 (COVID-19), causing devastating public health impact across the world. In the absence of a safe…”
Get full text

To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for face mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic by Eikenberry, Steffen E., Mancuso, Marina, Iboi, Enahoro, Phan, Tin, Eikenberry, Keenan, Kuang, Yang, Kostelich, Eric, Gumel, Abba B.

“…Face mask use by the general public for limiting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is controversial, though increasingly recommended, and the potential of…”
Get full text

Mathematical modeling of climate change and malaria transmission dynamics: a historical review by Eikenberry, Steffen E., Gumel, Abba B.

“…Malaria, one of the greatest historical killers of mankind, continues to claim around half a million lives annually, with almost all deaths occurring in…”
Get full text

Will an imperfect vaccine curtail the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.? by Iboi, Enahoro A., Ngonghala, Calistus N., Gumel, Abba B.

“…The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that emerged from Wuhan city of China in late December 2019 continue to pose devastating public health and economic challenges…”
Get full text

A primer on using mathematics to understand COVID-19 dynamics: Modeling, analysis and simulations by Gumel, Abba B., Iboi, Enahoro A., Ngonghala, Calistus N., Elbasha, Elamin H.

“…The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that emerged from Wuhan city in December 2019 overwhelmed health systems and paralyzed economies around the world. It…”
Get full text

Mathematical modeling and analysis of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria by Iboi, Enahoro A, Sharomi, Oluwaseun, Ngonghala, Calistus N, Gumel, Abba B

“…A mathematical model is designed and used to study the transmission dynamics and control of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The model, which was rigorously analysed and…”
Get full text

Mathematical assessment of the roles of age heterogeneity and vaccination on the dynamics and control of SARS-CoV-2 by Pant, Binod, Gumel, Abba B.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, disproportionately affected certain segments of society, particularly the elderly population (which suffered the…”
Get full text

Dynamics of a two-group model for assessing the impacts of pre-exposure prophylaxis, testing and risk behaviour change on the spread and control of HIV/AIDS in an MSM population by Tollett, Queen, Safdar, Salman, Gumel, Abba B.

“…Although much progress has been made in reducing the public health burden of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency…”
Get full text

Mathematical assessment of the role of waning and boosting immunity against the BA.1 Omicron variant in the United States by Safdar, Salman, Ngonghala, Calistus N, Gumel, Abba B

“…Three safe and effective vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have played a major role in combating COVID-19 in the United States. However, the effectiveness of these…”
Get full text

Mathematical assessment of the effect of traditional beliefs and customs on the transmission dynamics of the 2014 Ebola outbreaks by Agusto, Folashade B, Teboh-Ewungkem, Miranda I, Gumel, Abba B

“…Ebola is one of the most virulent human viral diseases, with a case fatality ratio between 25% to 90%. The 2014 West African outbreaks are the largest and…”
Get full text

Toward Achieving a Vaccine-Derived Herd Immunity Threshold for COVID-19 in the U.S by Gumel, Abba B., Iboi, Enahoro A., Ngonghala, Calistus N., Ngwa, Gideon A.

“…A novel coronavirus emerged in December of 2019 (COVID-19), causing a pandemic that inflicted unprecedented public health and economic burden in all nooks and…”
Get full text

Will vaccine-derived protective immunity curtail COVID-19 variants in the US? by Mancuso, Marina, Eikenberry, Steffen E., Gumel, Abba B.

“…Multiple effective vaccines are currently being deployed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and are viewed as the major factor in marked reductions of disease…”
Get full text

Assessing the impact of widespread respirator use in curtailing COVID-19 transmission in the USA by Ngonghala, Calistus N, Knitter, James R, Marinacci, Lucas, Bonds, Matthew H, Gumel, Abba B

“…Dynamic models are used to assess the impact of three types of face masks (cloth masks, surgical/procedure masks and respirators) in controlling the COVID-19…”
Get full text

Weather-driven malaria transmission model with gonotrophic and sporogonic cycles by Okuneye, Kamaldeen, Eikenberry, Steffen E., Gumel, Abba B.

“…Malaria is mainly a tropical disease and its transmission cycle is heavily influenced by environment: The life-cycles of the Anopheles mosquito vector and…”
Get full text

Mathematics of a sex‐structured model for syphilis transmission dynamics by B. Gumel, Abba, M.‐S. Lubuma, Jean, Sharomi, Oluwaseun, Terefe, Yibeltal Adane

“…Syphilis, a major sexually transmitted disease, continues to pose major public health burden in both underdeveloped and developed nations of the world. This…”
Get full text

Dynamics of COVID-19 pandemic in India and Pakistan: A metapopulation modelling approach by Brozak, Samantha J., Pant, Binod, Safdar, Salman, Gumel, Abba B.

“…India has been the latest global epicenter for COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease that emerged in China in late 2019. We present a base mathematical model…”
Get full text

Mathematics of a single-locus model for assessing the impacts of pyrethroid resistance and temperature on population abundance of malaria mosquitoes by Brozak, Samantha J., Mohammed-Awel, Jemal, Gumel, Abba B.

“…This study presents a genetic-ecology modeling framework for assessing the combined impacts of insecticide resistance, temperature variability, and…”
Get full text

Mathematics of dengue transmission dynamics: Roles of vector vertical transmission and temperature fluctuations by Taghikhani, Rahim, Gumel, Abba B.

“…A new deterministic model is designed and used to gain insight into the effect of seasonal variations in temperature and vector vertical transmission on the…”
Get full text

Mathematical analysis of a model for zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis by Hussaini, Nafiu, Okuneye, Kamaldeen, Gumel, Abba B.

“…Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL), caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum and transmitted to humans and reservoir hosts by female sandflies,…”
Get full text

Modelling strategies for controlling SARS outbreaks by Gumel, A. B., Ruan, S., Day, T., Watmough, J., Brauer, F., van den Driessche, P., Gabrielson, D., Bowman, C., Alexander, M. E., Ardal, S., Wu, J., Sahai, B. M.

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a new, highly contagious, viral disease, emerged in China late in 2002 and quickly spread to 32 countries and regions…”
Get full text