Table 1. The five dynamic single-season models for West Nile virus along with their epidemiological features (FR = reservoir frequency dependence, T = transmission probabilities, VI = viral incubation period, VT = vertical transmission, RD = reservoir death from virus, RI = reservoir loss of immunity).
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Model |
Description |
Epidemiological Features |
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(Lord and Day 2001) |
System of eight differential
equations
Three compartments for
vectors
Eight compartments for
reservoirs |
FR,T,VI, RD, RI, RL
Age
structure
States of vectors and
reservoirs |
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(Thomas and Urena 2001) |
System of six difference
equations
Three compartments for
vectors
Three compartments for
reservoirs
Converted to continuous time in (Lewis
et al. 2006) |
MA,VI, VT,RI
States of
vectors and reservoirs |
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(Wonham et al. 2004) |
System of seven differential
equations
Four compartments for
vectors
Three compartments for
reservoirs |
FR,T,VI, RD, RI,
RL
State of
vector
Age structure for Vector |
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(Bowman et al. 2005) |
System of four differential
equations
Two compartments for
vectors
Two compartments for
reservoirs |
FR, RD |
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(Cruz-Pacheco et al. 2005) |
System of five differential
equations
Two compartments for
vectors
Three compartments for
reservoirs |
FR,T, VT,RD, RI
Age
structure |
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