Parameter | Definition (units) |
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a | The average biting rate (per day) |
b m | Transmission probability from human to mosquito (per bite) |
b h | Transmission probability from mosquito to human (per bite) |
n | The duration of the extrinsic incubation period (days) |
T h | The infectious period (days) |
M H | The ratio between the mosquito and human populations |
b(t) | The egg-laying rate (per mosquito per day) |
d(t) | The development rate of immatures (per day) |
μ1(t) | The daily mortality rate of immatures (per day) |
μ2(t) | The daily mortality rate of adults (per day) |
λ(t) | The total daily precipitation (mm) |
δ(t) | The evaporation rate (mm) |