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. 2009 Oct 2;5(10):e1000525. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000525

Table 1. Parameters used in the model.

Symbol Definition Value Source
ε recruitment to the adult mosquito population 0.2 (d−1)
b Plasmodium transmission probability (mosquito to human) 0.5 [43]
b Plasmodium transmission probability (human to mosquito) 0.5 [43]
x proportion of humans with transmissible malaria 0.5 [24]
TE length of Plasmodium incubation period 10.0 (d) [43]
TM length of the non-host-seeking stage for mosquitoes not infected with the fungal pathogen 2.0 (d) [54],[55]
Inline graphic length of the non-host-seeking stage for mosquitoes infected with the fungal pathogen 2.0–4.0 (d)
Inline graphic mosquito mortality (due to all factors other than fungal biopesticide and ITN interventions) during the host-seeking stage 0.1 (d−1) [31],[43],[45]
Inline graphic mosquito mortality (due to all factors other than fungal biopesticide and ITN interventions) during the non-host-seeking stage 0.1 (d−1) [31],[43],[45]
F rate of contracting fungal infection 0–11.5 (d−1)
C daily probability of fungal infection (1−exp(−F)) 0–1
f rate of finding blood meals for host-seeking mosquitoes not infected with the fungal pathogen 1.2 (d−1) [31]
fF rate of finding blood meals for host-seeking mosquitoes infected with the fungal pathogen 0.11–1.2 (d−1)
P daily probability of finding a blood meal for host-seeking mosquitoes, given that they do not die or become infected with the fungal pathogen (1−exp(−f)) 0.7
PF daily probability of finding a blood meal for host-seeking mosquitoes infected with the fungal pathogen given that they do not die (1−exp(−fF)) 0.1–0.7
α proportion of the non-host-seeking stage during which mosquitoes are exposed to a risk of fungal infection 0–1
Inline graphic rate of contracting fungal infection throughout the portion of the gonotrophic cycle in which mosquitoes are exposed to fungal infection risk (see text) varies (d−1)
CE daily probability of fungal infection throughout the portion of the gonotrophic cycle in which mosquitoes are exposed to fungal infection risk (see text) varies
Inline graphic fraction of humans protected by ITNs (ITN coverage) 0–1
Inline graphic mortality rate of host-seeking mosquitoes when ITN coverage Inline graphic 0.35 (d−1) [48]