Effects of Mosquitoes Host Choice on Optimal Intervention Strategies for Malaria Control
We consider a mathematical model for malaria transmission which takes into account of the increase of hosts attractiveness to mosquitoes when the host harbours the parasites gametocytes. We investigate how this behavioral manipulation by malaria parasite may impact the optimal interventions targeted to infectious humans like treatment and screening activities. In particular, our analysis suggests that it may produce an increase of total costs associated to the disease and its control.
malaria mathematical model optimal control