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. 2018 Mar 6;13(3):e0193493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193493

Table 2. Entomological module parameters.

Entomological Module (PC & TC)
Parameter name Value Notes and references
Aquatic stage development time 15 days [39]
Random walk pixels weight 0.85 host-seeking mode
calibration parameter
Random walk pixels weight 0.85 blood-seeking mode
calibration parameter
Biting hours From 6pm to 6 am [28]
Probability to fail the bite when human is sleeping 0–1 0 when the human agent is protected against malaria
1 when the human agent is not protected against malaria
Resting time after blood meal 4 hours [40]
Time required for eggs maturation after the blood meal 48 hours [39]
Daily survival probability function ps=e14.4+1.3T0.03T2 [41], T is the temperature
Survival probability factor during a rainy day 0.7 calibration parameter
Minimum rain of a rainy day 100 mm /day calibration parameter
Probability of having a blood meal from domestic animals TC: 0.42, PC: 0.88 calibration parameter