Table 1 Temperature dependent parameters [13]
From: Spatial panorama of malaria prevalence in Africa under climate change and interventions scenarios
Variables | Definition | Mathematical expression | Estimate of parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
a | Biting rate | cT(T − T0) (T m  − T)1/2 | c = 0.000203; T m  = 42.3; T0 = 11.7 |
ϕ | Vector competence | qT2 + rT + s | q = − 0.54; r = 25.2; s = − 206 |
δ | Adult mortality rate | [ln(qT2 + rT + s)]−1 | q = − 0.000828; r = 0.0367; s = 0.522 |
PDR | Parasite development rate | cT(T − T0) (T m  − T)1/2 | c = 0.000111; T m  = 34.4; T0 = 14.7 |
EFD | Eggs laid per adult female per day | qT2 + rT + s | q = − 0.153; r = 8.61; s = − 97.7 |
P EA | Egg-to-adult survival probability | qT2 + rT + s | q = − 0.00924; r = 0.453; s = − 4.77 |
MDR | Mosquito development rate | cT(T − T0) (T m  − T)1/2 | C = 0.000111; T m  = 34; T0 = 14.7 |