Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti
Abstract Background The global incidences of dengue virus have increased the interest in studying and understanding the mosquito population dynamics. It is predominantly spread by Aedes aegypti in the tropical and sub-tropical countries in the world. Understanding these dynamics is important for pub...
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| description | Abstract Background The global incidences of dengue virus have increased the interest in studying and understanding the mosquito population dynamics. It is predominantly spread by Aedes aegypti in the tropical and sub-tropical countries in the world. Understanding these dynamics is important for public health in countries where climatic and environmental conditions are favorable for the propagation of these diseases. For this reason, a new model has been proposed to investigate the population dynamics of mosquitoes in a city. Methods The present paper discusses the numerical modeling of population dynamics of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in an urban neighborhood of a city using the finite volume method. The model describes how populations spread through the city assisted by the wind. This model allows incorporating external factors (wind and chemical insecticides) and topography data (streets, building blocks, parks, forests and beach). The proposed model has been successfully tested in examples involving two Brazilian cities (City center, Juiz de Fora and Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro). Results Invasion phenomena of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes have been observed in each of the simulations. It was observed that, inside the blocks, the growth of the population for both winged and aquatic phase causes an infestation of Ae. aegypti in a short time. Within the blocks the mosquito population was concentrated and diffused slowly. In the streets, there was a long-distance spread, which was influenced by wind and diffusion with a low concentration of mosquito population. The model was also tested taking into account chemical insecticides spread in two different configurations. It has been observed that the insecticides have a significant effect on the mosquito population for both winged and aquatic phases when the chemical insecticides spread more uniformly along all the streets in a neighborhood of a city. Conclusions The presented methodology can be employed to evaluate and to understand the epidemic risks in a specific region of the city. Moreover the model allows an increase in efficiency of the existing mosquito population control techniques and to theoretically test new methods before involving the human population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fd551bafad940a5bf7d4183aa4946e02022-12-22T01:15:15ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052018-04-0111111410.1186/s13071-018-2829-1Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegyptiWilliam M. S. Yamashita0Shyam S. Das1Grigori Chapiro2Graduate Program in Computational Modeling, Federal University of Juiz de ForaGraduate Program in Computational Modeling, Federal University of Juiz de ForaGraduate Program in Computational Modeling, Federal University of Juiz de ForaAbstract Background The global incidences of dengue virus have increased the interest in studying and understanding the mosquito population dynamics. It is predominantly spread by Aedes aegypti in the tropical and sub-tropical countries in the world. Understanding these dynamics is important for public health in countries where climatic and environmental conditions are favorable for the propagation of these diseases. For this reason, a new model has been proposed to investigate the population dynamics of mosquitoes in a city. Methods The present paper discusses the numerical modeling of population dynamics of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes in an urban neighborhood of a city using the finite volume method. The model describes how populations spread through the city assisted by the wind. This model allows incorporating external factors (wind and chemical insecticides) and topography data (streets, building blocks, parks, forests and beach). The proposed model has been successfully tested in examples involving two Brazilian cities (City center, Juiz de Fora and Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro). Results Invasion phenomena of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes have been observed in each of the simulations. It was observed that, inside the blocks, the growth of the population for both winged and aquatic phase causes an infestation of Ae. aegypti in a short time. Within the blocks the mosquito population was concentrated and diffused slowly. In the streets, there was a long-distance spread, which was influenced by wind and diffusion with a low concentration of mosquito population. The model was also tested taking into account chemical insecticides spread in two different configurations. It has been observed that the insecticides have a significant effect on the mosquito population for both winged and aquatic phases when the chemical insecticides spread more uniformly along all the streets in a neighborhood of a city. Conclusions The presented methodology can be employed to evaluate and to understand the epidemic risks in a specific region of the city. Moreover the model allows an increase in efficiency of the existing mosquito population control techniques and to theoretically test new methods before involving the human population.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2829-1Aedes aegyptiPartial differential equationsFinite volume method |
| spellingShingle | William M. S. Yamashita Shyam S. Das Grigori Chapiro Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti Parasites & Vectors Aedes aegypti Partial differential equations Finite volume method |
| title | Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti |
| title_full | Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti |
| title_fullStr | Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti |
| title_short | Numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of Aedes aegypti |
| title_sort | numerical modeling of mosquito population dynamics of aedes aegypti |
| topic | Aedes aegypti Partial differential equations Finite volume method |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2829-1 |
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