Compute the mean parasite counts in complex infections

Compute the mean parasite counts in complex infections

mean_parasite_counts(
  a,
  FoIpar,
  dx = 0.1,
  hhat = 1,
  tau = 0,
  r = 1/200,
  Fmu_par = par_Fmu_base(),
  Omega_par = par_Omega_beta(),
  pWda = par_Wda_none(),
  par_sample = par_nb()
)

Arguments

a

host cohort age

FoIpar

parameters that define an FoI function

dx

the width of the mesh for computing the CDF of parasite densities

hhat

a local scaling parameter for the FoI

tau

the cohort birthday

r

the clearance rate for a simple infection

Fmu_par

parameters to compute Fmu

Omega_par

parameters defining parasite densities as a function of the mu

pWda

parameters to dispatch Wda

par_sample

parameters that define a detection function

Value

a list