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Current Insight on Cost-Effective Management Strategies for Fasciola hepatica Disease in Cattle

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  • Dagnaw Tantie Yihunie
  • Dawit Melese Gebru
  • Haileyesus Tessema Alemneh
  • Yibekal Walle Dilie

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Fasciola hepatica is a parasitic flatworm that causes fascioliasis, a significant disease in livestock leading to substantial economic losses in agriculture. This paper develops and analyzes a mathematical model that incorporates optimal control strategies to manage the transmission of F. hepatica. The model includes four control measures: pasture management, anthelmintic treatment, isolation, and snail control. Stability analysis demonstrates that the disease-free equilibrium is locally and globally stable when the effective reproduction number R0 is less than 1. The model exhibits a forward bifurcation at R0=1. Sensitivity analysis identifies key parameters that influence F. hepatica transmission. The use of muscicides is a highly influential parameter in the transmission of the disease. Pontryagin's maximum principle was applied to determine optimal time-dependent control strategies for cattle fascioliasis. Cost-effectiveness analysis, using the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, shows that combining all four control measures is the most cost-effective strategy.

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  • Dagnaw Tantie Yihunie & Dawit Melese Gebru & Haileyesus Tessema Alemneh & Yibekal Walle Dilie, 2026. "Current Insight on Cost-Effective Management Strategies for Fasciola hepatica Disease in Cattle," Journal of Applied Mathematics, Hindawi, vol. 2026, pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnljam:3668751
    DOI: 10.1155/jama/3668751
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