Research Article
A Mathematical Model of Malaria Transmission with Structured Vector Population and Seasonality
Table 1
Values for constant parameters for the malaria model.
| Parameter | Description | Value | Reference | Dimension |
| | Constant recruitment rate for humans | 400 | Estimated | Humans/month | | Human death rate | | Estimated | /month | | Transmission rate of humans from to | | [17] | /month | | Disease-induced death rate for humans | | [11] | /month | | Recovery rate of humans | | [11] | /month | | Per capita rate of loss of immunity for humans | | [11] | /month | | Transfer rate from to adult | | [6] | /month | | Death rate for adult vectors | | [11] | /month | | Transmission rate of mosquitoes from to | | [11] | /month | | Probability of transmission of infection from to | | [17] | Dimensionless | | Probability of transmission of infection from to | | [17] | Dimensionless | | Probability of transmission of infection from to | | [17] | Dimensionless | | Available breeder sites occupied by eggs | | Estimated | Space | | Available breeder sites occupied by larvae | | Estimated | Space | | Transfer rate from to | | [6] | /month | | Eggs laying rate | | [6] | /month | | Death rate of eggs | | [6] | /month | | Larvae death rate | | [6] | /month |
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