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# Optimal control strategies for tuberculosis treatment: A case study in Angola

• We apply optimal control theory to a tuberculosis model given by a system of ordinary differential equations. Optimal control strategies are proposed to minimize the cost of interventions. Numerical simulations are given using data from Angola.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 92D30; Secondary: 49M05.

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