Table 1 Description and values of parameters of the ELPA\(_{s}\) model.
From: Stochastic lattice-based modelling of malaria dynamics
Name | Description | Unit | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
b | Integer number of female eggs laid per oviposition | − | 50–300 |
\(\psi ^\mathsf {W}_{\zeta }\) | 50% of the eggs are assumed to hatch into female mosquitoes parameter represent water availability in cell \(\zeta\) | − | 0.0–1.0 |
\(\psi ^\mathsf {H}_{\zeta }\) | Binary parameter represent human presence in cell \(\zeta\) | − | 0–1 |
\(\rho _E\) | Egg hatching rate into larvae | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.33–1.0 |
\(\rho _L\) | Rate at which larvae develop into pupae | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.08–0.17 |
\(\rho _P\) | Rate at which pupae develop into adult/emergence rate | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.33–1.0 |
\(\mu _E\) | Egg mortality rate | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.32–0.80 |
\(\mu _{L_1}\) | Natural mortality rate of larvae | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.30–0.58 |
\(\mu _{L_2}\) | Density-dependent mortality rate of larvae | day\(^{-1}\)mosq\(^{-1}\) | 0.0–1.0 |
\(\mu _P\) | Pupae mortality rate | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.22–0.52 |
\(\rho _{A_h}\) | Rate at which host-seeking mosquitoes enter the resting state | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.322–0.598 |
\(\rho _{A_r}\) | Rate at which resting mosquitoes enter oviposition searching state | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.30–0.56 |
\(\rho _{A_o}\) | Oviposition rate | day\(^{-1}\) | 3.0–4.0 |
\(\mu _{A_h}\) | Mortality rate of mosquitoes of searching for hosts | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.125–0.233 |
\(\mu _{A_r}\) | Mortality rate of resting mosquitoes | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.0034–0.01 |
\(\mu _{A_o}\) | Mortality rate of mosquitoes searching for oviposition sites | day\(^{-1}\) | 0.41–0.56 |