Research Article

Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Dynamics of Rift Valley Fever

Table 1

Parameters used in the model formulation and their description.

Parameter Description Dependent on climate change

Development time of Aedes mosquitoes Temperature and precipitation
Development rate of Culex mosquitoes Temperature and precipitation
Number of Aedes eggs laid per day Temperature and precipitation
Number of Culex eggs laid per day Temperature and precipitation
Daily birth rate in humans Not considered
Daily birth rate in livestock Not considered
Lifespan of Aedes mosquitoes Temperature
Lifespan of Culex mosquitoes Temperature
Lifespan of humans Not considered
Lifespan of livestock Not considered
Incubation period of Aedes mosquitoes Temperature
Incubation period of Culex mosquitoes Temperature
Incubation period of humans Not considered
Incubation period of livestock Not considered
Death rate of livestock due to disease Not considered
Death rate of humans due to disease Not considered
Infectious period in livestock Not considered
Infectious period in humans Not considered
Adequate contact rate: Aedes to livestock Temperature
Adequate contact rate: Culex to livestock Temperature
Adequate contact rate: livestock to Aedes Temperature
Adequate contact rate: livestock to Culex Temperature
Adequate contact rate: Aedes to humans Temperature
Adequate contact rate: Culex to humans Temperature
Adequate contact rate: humans to Aedes Temperature
Adequate contact rate: humans to Culex Temperature
Adequate contact rate: livestock to humans Not considered
Vertical transmission rate in Aedes Not considered