Analysis of a stochastic SIR model with media effects

Abstract

In this study, we investigate a stochastic SIR model with media effects. The uniqueness and the existence of a global positive solution are studied. The sufficient conditions of extinction and persistence of the disease are established. We obtain the basic reproduction number $R_0^S$ for stochastic system, which can act as the threshold given small environmental noise. Note that large noise can induce the disease extinction with probability of 1, suggesting that environmental noises can not be ignored when investigating threshold dynamics. Further, inclusion of media induced behaviour changes does not affect the threshold itself, which is similar to the conclusion of the deterministic models. However, numerical simulations suggest that media impacts induce the disease infection decline.