A model for the control of malaria using genetically modified vectors

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-66

  Diaz, H ^a   Ramirez, A A ^a   Olarte, A ^a   Clavijo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Genetically modified mosquitoes; Malaria epidemic control; Population dynamics; Sexual reproduction modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIC; HETEROZYGOSITY; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VECTOR;

ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULICIDAE; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79951795511     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.053     Document Type: Article

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