Numerical Modeling of the Dynamics of Malaria Transmission in a Highly Endemic Region of India

Autor: Ruchi Singh Parihar, Prasanta Kumar Bal, Vaibhav Kumar, Saroj Kanta Mishra, Sandeep Sahany, Popat Salunke, Sushil Kumar Dash, Ramesh Chand Dhiman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
45428018
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47212-6
Popis: Abstract Using a dynamical model (VECTRI) for malaria transmission that accounts for the influence of population and climatic conditions, malaria transmission dynamics is investigated for a highly endemic region (state of Odisha) in India. The model is first calibrated over the region, and subsequently numerical simulations are carried out for the period 2000–2013. Using both model and observations we find that temperature, adult mosquito population, and infective biting rates have increased over this period, and the malaria vector abundance is higher during the summer monsoon season. Regionally, the intensity of malaria transmission is found to be higher in the north, central and southern districts of Odisha where the mosquito populations and the number of infective bites are more and mainly in the forest or mountainous ecotypes. We also find that the peak of the malaria transmission occurs when the monthly mean temperature is in the range of ~28–29 °C, and monthly rainfall accumulation in the range of ~200–360 mm.
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