Analysis of the dynamics of avian influenza A(H7N9) epidemic model with re-infection

Since the emergence of the avian influenza A(H7N9) in the year 2013 in China, several researches have been carried out to investigate the spread. In this paper, a mathematical model describing the transmission dynamics of avian influenza A(H7N9) between human and poultry proposed by Li et al. [1] is modified by introducing re-infections into the susceptible human compartment. The method of next generation matrix is used to calculate the reproduction number. We also establish the local and global stability of the equilibria using Lyapunov functions. Finally, we use numerical simulations to validate our results.