A malaria transmission-directed model of mosquito life cycle and ecology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria is a major public health issue in much of the world, and the mosquito vectors which drive transmission are key targets for interventions. Mathematical models for planning malaria eradication benefit from detailed representations of local mosquito populations, their natural dynamics and their response to campaign pressures.

Methods

A new model is presented for mosquito population dynamics, effects of weather, and impacts of multiple simultaneous interventions. This model is then embedded in a large-scale individual-based simulation and results for local elimination of malaria are discussed. Mosquito population behaviours, such as anthropophily and indoor feeding, are included to study their effect upon the efficacy of vector control-based elimination campai

SUBMITTER: Eckhoff PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3224385 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature