ANOSPEX: a stochastic, spatially explicit model for studying anopheles metapopulation dynamics
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Oluwagbemi, O., Fornadel, C.M., Adebiyi, E.F., Norris, D.E. and Rasgon, J.L. 2013. ANOSPEX: a stochastic, spatially explicit model for studying anopheles metapopulation dynamics. PLoS ONE. 8 (7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068040
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Title | ANOSPEX: a stochastic, spatially explicit model for studying anopheles metapopulation dynamics |
Authors | Oluwagbemi, O., Fornadel, C.M., Adebiyi, E.F., Norris, D.E. and Rasgon, J.L. |
Abstract | Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria, a major public health problem among many African countries. One of the most effective methods to control malaria is by controlling the Anopheles mosquito vectors that transmit the parasites. Mathematical models have both predictive and explorative utility to investigate the pros and cons of different malaria control strategies. We have developed a C++ based, stochastic spatially explicit model (ANOSPEX; Anopheles Spatially-Explicit) to simulate Anopheles metapopulation dynamics. The model is biologically rich, parameterized by field data, and driven by field-collected weather data from Macha, Zambia. To preliminarily validate ANOSPEX, simulation results were compared to field mosquito collection data from Macha; simulated and observed dynamics were similar. The ANOSPEX model will be useful in a predictive and exploratory manner to develop, evaluate and implement traditional and novel strategies to control malaria, and for understanding the environmental forces driving Anopheles population dynamics. |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
ISSN | |
Electronic | 1932-6203 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Jul 2013 |
08 Jul 2013 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 28 Jun 2012 |
Accepted | 29 May 2013 |
Deposited | 11 Oct 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Copyright: © 2013 Oluwagbemi et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068040 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84879976812 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000321692000014 |
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Is supplemented by | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0068040#s5 |
Language | English |
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