Clustered Breeding Sites: Shelters for Vector-Borne Diseases

dc.contributor.authorDias J.C.A.
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro L.H.A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-12T23:59:18Z
dc.date.available2024-03-12T23:59:18Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstract© 2018 J. C. A. Dias and L. H. A. Monteiro.Here, the propagation of vector-borne diseases is modeled by using a probabilistic cellular automaton. Numerical simulations considering distinct spatial distributions and time variations of the vector abundance are performed, in order to investigate their impacts on the number of infected individuals of the host population. The main conclusion is as follows: in the clustered distributions, the prevalence is lower, but the eradication is more difficult to be achieved, as compared to homogeneous distributions. This result can be relevant in the implementation of preventive surveillance measures.
dc.description.volume2018
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2018/2575017
dc.identifier.issn1748-6718
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/35611
dc.relation.ispartofComputational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.titleClustered Breeding Sites: Shelters for Vector-Borne Diseases
dc.typeArtigo
local.scopus.citations3
local.scopus.eid2-s2.0-85050794397
local.scopus.subjectHomogeneous distribution
local.scopus.subjectProbabilistic cellular automatons
local.scopus.subjectTime variations
local.scopus.subjectVector-borne disease
local.scopus.subjectAnimals
local.scopus.subjectDisease Vectors
local.scopus.subjectEnvironmental Monitoring
local.scopus.subjectHousing
local.scopus.subjectHumans
local.scopus.subjectInsect Vectors
local.scopus.subjectModels, Theoretical
local.scopus.subjectReproduction
local.scopus.updated2024-05-01
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