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Table 6 Endogenous variables considered in the infectious disease models

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

Endogenous variable

Used variable

Depending on

Function

Critical density

DCR

[mosquitoes/human]

S_H, S_V, a, p, n, C1

C 1 * L N ( p ) S _ H * S _ V * a 2 * p n MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaaieqacqWFdbWqcqWFXaqmcqGGQaGkdaWcaaqaaiabgkHiTiab=Xeamjab=5eaonaabmGabaGae8hCaahacaGLOaGaayzkaaaabaGae83uamLaei4xa8Lae8hsaGKaeiOkaOIae83uamLaei4xa8Lae8NvayLaeiOkaOIae8xyae2aaWbaaSqabeaacqWFYaGmaaGccqGGQaGkcqWFWbaCdaahaaWcbeqaaiab=5gaUbaaaaaaaa@44C5@ [3]

Simulated density

DC

[mosquitoes/human]

VS, VI, VF, Phu

V S + V I + V F P h u MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaadaWcaaqaaGqabiab=zfawjab=nfatjabgUcaRiab=zfawjab=LeajjabgUcaRiab=zfawjab=zeagbqaaiab=bfaqnaaBaaaleaacqWFObaAcqWF1bqDaeqaaaaaaaa@3985@

Calibration parameter (VC)

K1

 

HBD, DCR, DC, D_0, D_1

 

Entomological Inoculation Rate

EIR

[infected bites/human/night]

m, a, s, b

m*a*s*b

Basic Reproduction Rate

Z

 

VC, 1/V

VC*(1/V)

Interaction Susceptibility

IN_F

[dec]

R_IN

Decay function: 1.2 if R_IN = 0; 0.853 if R_IN = 2; 0.812 if R_IN = 5; and 0.802 if R_IN = 15

Vectorial Capacity

VC

[infected bites/human/night]

IN_F, K1, a, p, n

I N _ F * K 1 * a 2 * p n L N ( p ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaaieqacqWFjbqscqWFobGtcqGGFbWxcqWFgbGrcqGGQaGkcqWFlbWscqWFXaqmcqGGQaGkdaWcaaqaaiab=fgaHnaaCaaaleqabaGae8NmaidaaOGaeiOkaOIae8hCaa3aaWbaaSqabeaacqWFUbGBaaaakeaacqGHsislcqWFmbatcqWFobGtdaqadiqaaiab=bhaWbGaayjkaiaawMcaaaaaaaa@416A@ [3]