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Table 2 Parameters for modelling endemic malaria

From: Zooprophylaxis or zoopotentiation: the outcome of introducing animals on vector transmission is highly dependent on the mosquito mortality while searching

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Attraction rate constant, humans

A h

0.001 h-1

No. of humans

Y h

100

Attraction rate constant, animals

A a

0.004 h-1

No. of animals

Y a

0–100

Searching-associated mortality ratea

M s

0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08 h-1

Survival through ovipositiona

P ov b

0.6, 0.66, 0.72, 0.84

No. of newly emerged mosqa.

No

800,880,960,1120

  1. aThese values of M s , P ov and N0 were changed concordantly so that each simulation gave the same value of P f , H bt , HI, S, Q h , c for a 1:4 ratio of animals to humans b For a three day feeding cycle, and for a negligible searching-related mortality these values correspond to an average daily survival of 0.84, 0.87, 0.90, 0.94, respectively