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MODELLING THE SPREAD OF TUBERCULOSIS, INCLUDING DRUG RESISTANCE AND HIV: A CASE STUDY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA’S WESTERN PROVINCE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2011

EMMA G. THOMAS ,
HANNAH E. BARRINGTON ,
KAMALINI M. LOKUGE  and
GEOFFRY N. MERCER
EMMA G. THOMAS
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia (email: Geoff.Mercer@anu.edu.au)
HANNAH E. BARRINGTON
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia (email: Geoff.Mercer@anu.edu.au) The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
KAMALINI M. LOKUGE
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia (email: Geoff.Mercer@anu.edu.au)
GEOFFRY N. MERCER*
Affiliation:
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia (email: Geoff.Mercer@anu.edu.au)
*
✉For correspondence; e-mail: Geoff.Mercer@anu.edu.au
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Abstract

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High tuberculosis (TB) prevalence in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a serious public health concern. The epidemic in this region is exacerbated by the presence of drug-resistant TB strains as well as HIV infection. This presents a public health threat not only locally but also to Australia due to the high potential for cross-border transmission between PNG’s Western Province and the Australian Torres Strait Islands. We present two mathematical models of TB in the Western Province: a simple model of the underlying TB dynamics, and a detailed model which accounts for the additional effects of HIV and drug resistance. The detailed model is used to make quantitative predictions about the impact of expanding the TB case detection rate under the Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course treatment regimen. This paper provides a framework for future investigation into the economic costs and public health benefits of potential TB interventions in this region, with the eventual aim of providing recommendations to guide policy makers in both PNG and Australia.

Keywords

tuberculosisdrug resistantHIVPapua New Guineamathematical model

MSC classification

Secondary: 92D25: Population dynamics (general) 92D30: Epidemiology
Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , July 2010 , pp. 26 - 45
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2011

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