Table 2 Model parameters and their associated values for the scenarios presented
Parameter | Description | Value | References |
|---|---|---|---|
\({\beta }^{H}\) | Transmission rate for humans | 1.5 × 10–4 | Assumed |
\({\beta }^{M}\) | Transmission rate for mosquitos | 3.0 × 10–4 | Assumed |
\(\uprho\) | Relative transmission for protected humans | 0.2 | Assumed |
\({\gamma }^{\text{D}}\) | Concern of disease transmission [low, medium, high] | [15, 150, 1500]/700 | Assumed |
\({\gamma }^{\text{B}}\) | Concern of being bitten [low, medium, high] | [0.1, 0.5, 1]/1200 | Assumed |
\(1/\lambda\) | Average length of use of personal protection for susceptible humans | 2 | Assumed |
\({\mu }^{\text{H}}\) | Natural death rate for humans | (8.6/1000)/365 | [9] |
\({\mu }^{\text{M}}\) | Natural death rate for mosquitos | 1/13 | [9] |
\({\text{b}}^{\text{H}}\) | Human birth rate | (9/1000)/365 | [30] |
\(r\) | Human recovery rate | 0.037 | [31] |
\(\nu\) | Maturation rate (larvae to mosquito) | 1/7 | [9] |
\(\eta\) | Mosquito egg laying rate | 10 | [9] |
\(p\) | Fraction of people that travel between patches | 0.2 | [16] |
\(\epsilon\) | Environmental concern that demotivates pesticide usage for mosquito and larval control [low, medium, high] | [500, 200, 150] | [16] |
\({\upgamma }^{\text{C}}\) | Demand for community level vector control influenced by disease in the population | \({e}^{-\upepsilon /50}\) | [16] |
\(\tau\) | Time delay on application of control | 7 | Assumed |
\({K}_{j}\) | Larvae carrying capacity for each patch (j) | \(\in [20000, 25000]\) | [16] |
\(N\) | Number of patches | 25 |