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were carried out to contribute effectively to the control and eradication of viral hepatitis in sub-saharan
Africa. A nested multiscale model was developed by applying the Replication-Transmission Theory at
the cell level of biological organisation. In addition, a hybrid model was developed with the inclusion of
the life-cycle of the pathogen which represents the within-cell submodel of the nested multiscale model
and the comparative analysis of the two models were carried out. Stochasticity was incorporated into the
nested multiscale modeling and it was analysed mathematically and computationally to understand their
effects and influences on the control and eradication of the pathogen in the study of infectious disease
systems. The mathematical and numerical analysis of various models developed were carried out and
the effects of within-scale were analysed to justify the preferability of multiscale model over single scale
model of infectious disease system. The heterogeneity of the models were also considered by introducing
stochasticity to the multiscale model addresses the problem of the emergence of resistance in the treatment
of viral heptitis as well as drug resistance. Throughout the study, the focus was on process-based multiscale
modeling, which is rooted in the Replication-Transmission Relativity Theory. This approach aimed
to determine the suitability of nested multiscale models compared to hybrid models for a comprehensive
and detailed understanding of multiscale modelling in hepatic viral infection studies. The multiscale models
developed have the potential to assess the efficacy of control and preventive interventions, especially
when integrated with mechanism-based multiscale modelling of hepatic viral infections. The formulated
models showed that the within-cell time scale, the between-cell time scale and the age of infection should
be taken into consideration in the formulation of a model that will incorporate both medical and health
interventions for the effective treatment of hepatic viral infections. This study gives a better description
of dynamics of the disease with significant complex behaviours observed at different level of biological
organisation compared to when the dynamics of the disease is investigated at only one time scale.</dim:field>
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