Table 1 R0 equation parameters
From: Scoping review of Culex mosquito life history trait heterogeneity in response to temperature
Parameter | Description | Value | Units | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
\(a\) | Biting rate (mosquito to host) | Â | Bites/day | [11] |
\(b\) | Transmission probability mosquito to host | Â | N/A | [11] |
\(c\) | Transmission probability host to mosquito | Â | N/A | [11] |
\(\mu\) | Mortality rate mosquito | Â | 1/day | Data from literature (Additional file 1: Dataset S1) |
\(\nu\) | Inverse of mosquito extrinsic incubation period | Â | 1/day | [11] |
\(r\) | Inverse of host infectious period | 0.20 | 1/day | |
\(M\) | Mosquito to host density ratio | Â | N/A | N/A |
\(B\) | Birds per female mosquito | 2 | birds | Given based on assumptions |
\(D\) | Natural bird death rate | 0.0014 | 1/day | |
\(EF\) | Eggs per female mosquito | 131.77 | eggs/female | Data from literature (Additional file 1: Dataset S1) |
\(EV\) | Egg viability | Â | N/A | Data from literature (Additional file 1: Dataset S1) |
\(pLA\) | Proportion of larvae surviving to adulthood | Â | N/A | Data from literature (Additional file 1: Dataset S1) |