Table 4 Plasmodium module parameters

T_min extrinsic incubation

16 °C

14.5 °C

[55]; minimum temperature of incubation inside the vector body

DD extrinsic incubation

111 °C DD

105 °C DD

[55]; number of degree days to complete the sporozoites development inside the vector body

Intrinsic incubation time

(9–14) days

(12–17) days

[56, 57]; (min–max) range. The value is extracted from an uniform distribution between min and max

Transmission efficiency from asymptomatic human to mosquito

0.1

0.1

[65]

Transmission efficiency from human to mosquito

0.4

0.4

[64]

Transmission efficiency from mosquito to human

1

1

The value is chosen to maximize the number of infectious bites and reduce the simulations computational weight

Human infectious period if treated

300 h

24 h

[59]; calibration parameter only for P. falciparum

P. vivax recurrence time

203 days

[63]

P. falciparum recurrence risk

0.3

[63]

Gametocytemia time

(10–14) days

(9–13) days

[58–60]; (min–max) range. The value is extracted from an uniform distribution between min and max