This research article published by the International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering, Volume 5, Issue 9, September - 2019
Rabies is a zoonotic, viral disease that causes acute inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. It is
transmitted by the saliva of infected animals via bites, scratches or contact between open body parts of infectious dog
and noninfectious. In this paper, we have analysed a SEIV (Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Vaccinated) mathematical
model for dog-rabies whereby sensitivity analysis and numerical simulation of the model have been carried out,
presented and discussed. According to the sensitivity indices of parameters used at DFE (Disease Free Equilibrium)
point, an infection rate of stray dogs is the most positive sensitive parameter while the natural death rate of stray dogs
is the most negative sensitive parameter. These results lead us to the advice of putting much effort on these parameters
when fighting against rabies disease transmission. Based on the numerical analysis results, it is advised to use mass
vaccination of stray dogs as a strategy to fight against dog rabies transmission. Sensitivity analysis was done by using
MATHEMATICA and the numerical simulation of the basic model was done by using ode45 MATLAB’s standard
solver for ordinary differential equations (ODEs). All analysis results were obtained by using data collected from
Mbwa wa Africa and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries of the United Republic of
Tanzania (URT).