Table 1.
Definition of model parameters
| Parameters | Definition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| α | Daily natural per-capita human birth rate | DSS, recalculated in daily birth rate |
| β1 | Daily natural per-capita human death rate | DSS, recalculated in daily death rate |
| β2 | Daily malaria-induced per capita death rate in humans | Noun DSS, recalculated in daily death rate |
| q | Daily malaria clearance rate in humans | Fitted and compared with field data |
| v | Time delay for human host, from becoming infected to becoming infectious | Dietz et al. (4) |
| m | Daily mortality rate of vectors | Calculated and fitted |
| r | Daily mosquito per-capita intrinsic growth rate | Theoretical maximum of 10, precise value fitted from model |
| B | Daily bite rate of vectors | The lower bound if 1/gonotrophic cycle, precise value fitted from model |
| b | Daily rate at which vectors bite humans | b =B × HBI |
| γ | Daily probability of vector becoming infected after infectious bite | Fitted |
| c | Time delay for vector from infection to infectious stage | Sporogonic cycle, calculated using Detinova formula 111/(T°C –18) |
| Kt | Environmental carrying capacity | Kt=Pmm × akt |