Transmission Dynamics and Optimal Control of Malaria in Kenya

Table 2

Description of parameter variables of the malaria model.

Parameter	Description
	Mosquito contact rate with human
	Mosquito biting rate
	Probability of human getting infected (the probability of transmission of infection from an infectious mosquito to a susceptible human provided there is a bite)
	Probability of a mosquito getting infected (the probability of transmission of infection from an infectious human to a susceptible mosquito provided there is a bite)
	Per capita natural death rate of humans
	Per capita natural death rate of mosquitoes
	Per capita rate of loss of immunity by recovered individuals
	Humans progression rate from exposed to infected
	Mosquitoes progression rate from exposed to infected
	Recruitment rate of human by birth and by getting pregnant
	Recruitment of mosquitoes by birth
	Per capita disease induced death rate for humans (pregnant and under 5)
	Proportion of spontaneous individual recovery
	Force of infection for susceptible humans (pregnant and under 5) to exposed individuals
	Force of infection for susceptible pregnant humans to exposed individuals
	Force of infection for susceptible mosquitoes to exposed mosquitoes