From: A mechanistic approach for accurate simulation of village scale malaria transmission
aquatic stage simulation | ||||
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Variable | nominal value | units | reference | sensitivity* |
cannibalism rate | 0.0008 | hr-1 | [17] | medium |
number of eggs lain per oviposition | 150 | Â | [18] | low |
egg death rate | 0.001 | hr-1 | none | very low |
weight of first-stage larvae | 0.02 | mg | none | low |
weight of stage 2 larvae | 0.16 | mg | none | low |
weight of stage 3 larvae | 0.30 | mg | none | low |
weight of stage 4 larvae | 0.45 | mg | none | low |
lag time for predators to establish | 240 | hr | [16] | low |
carrying capacity of pools (at peak) | 300 | mg m-2 | [16] | low |
larvae death rate | 0.005 | hr-1 | [19] | very low |
maximum predation rate for larvae | 0.006 | hr-1 | [16] | medium |
pupae predation rate | 0.005 | hr-1 | none | very low |
adult mosquito simulation and human individuals | ||||
Variable | nominal value | units | reference | sensitivity |
human infection clearing rate | 0.0005 | hr-1 | [19] | very low |
degree days above 18°C necessary for sporozoites | 111 | deg-day | [20] | very low |
average mosquito flight velocity | 15 | m hr-1 | [6] | low |
time required for gametocyte development | 336 | hr | [20] | very low |
weighting of random walk vs. straight line | 0.2 | Â | none | medium |
resting time | 24 | hr | none | medium |
threshold distance for visual cues | 15 | m | [21] | low |
utilization probability of water | 0.95 | Â | none | low |