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Table 2 Biological parameter values and meanings

From: Mathematical modelling of vector-borne diseases and insecticide resistance evolution

Parameter

Meaning

Value

Parameter

Meaning

Value

C

Human birth rate

0.457·10−4

μ aa

Recessive homozygote vector mortality rate

Table 4

μ h

Human mortality rate

0.457·10−4

μ Aa

Heterozygote vector mortality rate

Table 4

β h

Probability of vector-human transmission

0.4

μ AA

Dominant homozygote vector mortality rate

Table 4

γ

Human recovery rate

0.121

β v

Probability of human-vector transmission

0.4

θ

Vector oviposition rate

6.353

K

Carrying capacity

2·105

  1. Values obtained in Santos [21]