Maximum Equilibrium Prevalence of Mosquito-Borne Microparasite Infections in Humans

Table 2

Model’s parameters and their biological significance.

Parameter	Biological meaning
a	Average daily rate of biting (see text)
b	Fraction of bites actually infective to humans
𝜎𝐻	Loss of immunity rate
𝛿𝐻	Latency rate in humans
𝜃𝐻	Loss of infectiousness in humans
𝜇𝐻	Human natural mortality rate
𝑟𝐻	Birth rate of humans
𝜅𝐻	Carrying capacity of humans
𝛼𝐻	Disease mortality in humans
𝛾𝐻	Human recovery rate
p	Hatching rate of susceptible eggs
𝛾𝑀	Latency rate in mosquitoes
𝜇𝑀	Natural mortality rate of mosquitoes
𝑟𝑀	Oviposition rate
g	Proportion of infected eggs
𝜅𝐸	Carrying capacity of eggs
𝜇𝐸	Natural mortality rate of eggs
c	Fraction of bites actually infective to mosquitoes
𝑐𝑆	Climatic factor