Analysis of a Prey-Predator model with an epidemic disease in predators

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

Abstract

In this paper, a Prey-Predator model with an epidemic disease in predators, Holling functional response type II and the saturated incidence rate is studied. The system’s equilibria
and the basic reproduction number of the model $R_0$ are obtained. If $R_0 < 1$, the disease-free
equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable and if $R_0 > 1$, the positive equilibrium is locally
asymptotically stable. We studied Transcritical bifurcation by the Sotomayor theorem. As the
infection rate increases, the asymptotic behavior of the system near the disease-free equilibrium
approaches the positive equilibrium and the system has a transcritical bifurcation. We examined the sensitivity index for the basic reproduction number ‎$‎R_0‎$‎. Finally, we perform numerical simulations to support our theoretical results.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 August 2025
  • Receive Date: 01 February 2025
  • Revise Date: 31 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 16 August 2025