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Table 3 Exogenous variables considered for the human population

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

Exogenous variable

Used variable

Depending on

Default value

Natural per-capita natality rate

Rna

[/day]

SEC

For simplicities' sake, Rna equals the natural death rate

Natural per-capita death rate

Rmo

[/day]

SEC

1/(52.5*365) for intermediate conditions

Average infected period

ν

[years]

Parasite species

0.9–1.5 for Plasmodium falciparum; 3 for Plasmodium vivax

Mean duration of immunity

τ

[years]

 

1.5

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