TITLE:
A Simulation Model for the Risk of Fetal Exposure Originated by the Zika Virus (VIZK)
AUTHORS:
Dalia M. Muñoz Pizza, Anibal Muñoz Loaiza, Oscar A. Manrique Arias, Vanessa Abello Sossa, Carlos A. Abello Muñoz, Steven Raigosa Osorio, Hans Meyer Contreras, John F. Arredondo Montoya, Gonzaga Ospina Patiño, Irma Pérez Contreras, Maria E. Cardenas Perea, Miguel A. Enríquez Guerra, Jesús A. Valdez García
KEYWORDS:
Model, Microcephaly, Zika Virus, Basic Reproduction Number, Risk Group, Incidence
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.8 No.12,
September
2,
2016
ABSTRACT: It is set and analyzed a simulation model based on non-linear ordinary differential equations to interpret the dynamics of the microcephaly incidence caused by the Zika virus in a risk group of pregnant women. This one is induced by a population of men in a reproductive age. Also, some parameters of the model were estimated for an average temperature of 23℃ and by using the adjusted functions from references [1] [2]. All system simulations were done with the Maple software and parameters values obtained from several sources (estimated, hypothetic, and form literature). It has been found that the application of contraceptive measures impacts the population of sexually active women. As result, the exposure to congenital abnormalities increases, particularly, microcephaly.