A spatial agent-based model of Anopheles vagus for malaria epidemiology: examining the impact of vector control interventions

Malaria Journal
Md Zahangir AlamM Sohel Rahman

Abstract

Malaria, being a mosquito-borne infectious disease, is still one of the most devastating global health issues. The malaria vector Anopheles vagus is widely distributed in Asia and a dominant vector in Bandarban, Bangladesh. However, despite its wide distribution, no agent based model (ABM) of An. vagus has yet been developed. Additionally, its response to combined vector control interventions has not been examined. A spatial ABM, denoted as ABM[Formula: see text], was designed and implemented based on the biological attributes of An. vagus by modifying an established, existing ABM of Anopheles gambiae. Environmental factors such as temperature and rainfall were incorporated into ABM[Formula: see text] using daily weather profiles. Real-life field data of Bandarban were used to generate landscapes which were used in the simulations. ABM[Formula: see text] was verified and validated using several standard techniques and against real-life field data. Using artificial landscapes, the individual and combined efficacies of existing vector control interventions are modeled, applied, and examined. Simulated female abundance curves generated by ABM[Formula: see text] closely follow the patterns observed in the field. Due to the use of d...Continue Reading

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