Distribution | Description |
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constant | All individuals receive the same number of infectious mosquito bites. |
80/20 | The distribution of infectious bites follows an 80/20 rule as suggested by Woolhouse et al [28]where 20% of people receive 80% of the bites. |
gamma | The distribution of infectious mosquito bites follows a gamma distribution with parameter 1/4.2 as suggested by Smith et al [19]. |
extreme | A hypothetical example of extreme heterogeneity as might be observed in a localised epidemic, in this case modelled as 5% of people receiving 95% of infectious bites. |