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From: Modelling entomological-climatic interactions of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in two Colombian endemic-regions: contributions to a National Malaria Early Warning System

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Schematic diagram. The main blocks represent linking components: mosquito population (vector ecology), vertebrate host (human) population, and weather patterns. Level variables are represented by small rectangles: egg, larva and pupa (virtual compartments), susceptible vector, infected vector and infectious vector (top), and susceptible, infected, infectious, and immune host (bottom). Mosquito and host populations are linked by the transmission of parasites through mosquito blood meals (vertical). The non-continuous arrows represent time delays. The ovals on top represent: (left) table functions affecting the main module and denoting the availability of adequate breeding sites, and (right) predator-prey interactions during pre-imago stages. On non-continuous arrows, the circles represent hatching, larva development and emergence success. Variables DT, RH, DP, WP and SM represent mean daily temperatures, mean daily relative humidity values, total daily rainfall records, wind patterns, and soil moistures, respectively. DT and HR affect the vector ecology and the blood meal. DP and SM affect the availability of adequate larval habitats. At the first approximation, wind patterns, which may affect mosquito densities, are not considered. The 'virtual' compartments representing pre-imago stages are only used when vector densities obtained by simulation are required for estimating the Vectorial Capacity.

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