Table 1 |
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Space, time and Plasmodium species-dependent variations in receptivity, infectivity and vulnerability. |
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| Variation |
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| Components |
Space dependent |
Time dependent |
Plasmodium-species dependent |
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| Receptivity |
m (vector-host ratio) |
YES |
YES |
NO |
| a (vector-biting rate) |
NO |
YES |
NO |
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| h (anthropophily) |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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| u (length of the trophogonic cycle) |
NO |
YES |
NO |
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| p (survival rate) |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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| n (sporogonic cycle) |
NO |
YES |
YES |
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| Infectivity |
b (susceptibility) |
NO |
NO |
YES |
| Vulnerability |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Ponçon et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:147 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-147 |
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