Table 7 Baseline parameters for deterministic ‘malaria in mosquito’ model for species Anopheles arabiensis
Symbol | Description | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
\(N_{}\) | Total number of human hosts | 100,000 | Animals |
\(\alpha _{\text {H}_{\text {b}}}\) | Availability rate of human hosts covered only by baseline interventions to mosquitoes of species An. arabiensis | 3.75E−07 | \(\text {h}^{-1}\) |
H | Average number of humans per household | 5 | Animals |
\(\mu _{vA}\) | Per-capita mosquito death rate while searching for a blood meal for the mosquito species An. arabiensis | 0.01 | \(\text {h}^{-1}\) |
\(\theta _{d}\) | Maximum length of time that a mosquito searches for a host in 1 day if it is unsuccessful | 8 | h |
\(P_{B_{\text {b}}}\) | Probability that a mosquito bites after encountering a host covered only by baseline interventions | 0.95 | Dimensionless |
\(P_{C_{\text {b}}}\) | Probability that a mosquito finds a resting place after biting a host covered only by baseline interventions | 0.95 | Dimensionless |
\(P_{D_{\text {b}}}\) | Probability that a mosquito survives the resting phase after biting a host covered only by baseline interventions | 0.99 | Dimensionless |
\(P_{E_{\text {b}}}\) | Probability that a mosquito lays eggs and returns to host-seeking after biting a host covered only by baseline interventions | 0.88 | Dimensionless |
\(\tau\) | Time required for a mosquito that has encountered a host to return to host seeking (provided that the mosquito survives to search again) | 72 | h |
\(\theta _{s}\) | Duration of the extrinsic incubation period. This is the time required for sporozoites to develop in the mosquito | 264 | h |