Table 3. Model input values from the low transmission scenario described by Shekhalage (2007) and Mwerinde (2005), and the high transmission scenario described by Paganotti (2004 and 2006) [24]–[27].

Value	Tanzania (low transmission)	Burkina Faso (high transmission)
	mean (range)*	mean (range)***
EIR (per year)	3.4 (0.73–19.55)**	584 (146–1022)
Parasite rate (with microscopy)	0.019 (0.016–0.022)	0.824 (0.742–0.9064)
Parasite rate (submicroscopic)	0.325 (0.299–0.351)	0.967 (0.948–0.986)
Gametocyte rate (with microscopy)	0.004 (0.0028–0.0052)	0.033 (0.023–0.043)
Gametocyte rate (submicroscopic)	0.15 (0.13–0.17)	0.41 (0.37–0.45)

Ranges were assigned to all input values. Random samples (n = 1000) were generated from within these ranges and used for model calibration.

*for parasite and gametocyte rates Shekalaghe (2007) differentiates between wet and dry season, we used the mean values;

**Mwerinde et al. report a mean EIR of 3.4/a for the Moshi region. Since this is a very low value, based on a very limited number of observations (sporozoite rate of 3/5634 sampled mosquitoes), we assume a wide (log normally distributed) possible EIR range around this mean;

***Paganotti et. al. investigated two ethnic groups (Mossi and Fulani). We used the data reported for the Fulani group.