Control Strategies for the Spread of Malaria in Humans With Variable Attractiveness |
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| Authors: | FOLASHADE B. AGUSTO JEAN M. TCHUENCHE |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics , Austin Peay State University , Clarksville , Tennessee , USA fbagusto@gmail.com;3. Department of Mathematics and Statistics , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada |
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| Abstract: | The transmission dynamics of malaria in humans with variable attractiveness is modeled with the possibility of prophylactic measures such as personal protection and treatment. At the disease-free equilibria, the basic reproduction number and a measure for effective disease control are computed. Simulations show that a 10% increase in personal protection leads to a decrease in secondary transmission, and that a 10% increase in the treatment rate leads to a 7% reduction in secondary transmission. Personal protection and effective treatment should be applied together. Personal protection fails with increasing degree of attractiveness. |
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| Keywords: | malaria prophylaxis variable attractiveness |
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