Abstract:
In this paper, we apply optimal perturbations to control mathematical models of infectious diseases expressed as systems of nonlinear differential equations with delayed argument. We develop the method for calculation of perturbations of the initial state of a dynamical system with delayed argument producing maximal amplification in the given local norm taking into account weights of perturbation components. For the model of experimental virus infection, we construct optimal perturbation for two types of stationary states, with low or high virus load, corresponding to different variants of chronic virus infection flow.