Multiobjective optimization to assess dengue control costs using a climate-dependent epidemiological model.

ABSTRACT: Arboviruses, diseases transmitted by arthropods, have become a significant challenge for public health managers. The World Health Organization highlights dengue as responsible for millions of infections worldwide annually. As there is no specific treatment for the disease and no free-of-charge vaccine for mass use in Brazil, the best option is the measures to combat the vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Therefore, we proposed an epidemiological model dependent on temperature, precipitation, and humidity, considering symptomatic and asymptomatic dengue infections. Through computer simulations, we aimed to minimize the amount of insecticides and the social cost demanded to treat patients. We proposed a case study in which our model is fitted with real data from symptomatic dengue-infected

SUBMITTER: de Vasconcelos ASV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290689 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature