Compute Vertebrate Host available for Blood Feeding

Compute the available all vertebrate hosts for blood feeding by mosquitoes

Usage

F_B_available(W, visitors, other_blood, Btraps)

Arguments

W

available of the parasite's / pathogen' local hosts

visitors

available of visitors, or non-resident host populations

other_blood

available of other vertebrate hosts

Btraps

blood feeding trap availability

Value

host available, a vector

Details

The available of other vertebrate hosts is a sum of available local hosts \(W\), and visitors \(W_\delta\), and other available vertebrate hosts, \(O\). Total available is a simple sum: $$B = W + W_\delta + O$$

References

Wu SL, Henry JM, Citron DT, Ssebuliba DM, Nsumba JN, C HMS, Brady OJ, Guerra CA, García GA, Carter AR, Ferguson HM, Afolabi BE, Hay SI, Jr RCR, Kiware S, Smith DL (2023). “Spatial dynamics of malaria transmission.” PLoS Computational Biology, 19(6), e1010684. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010684 , 2023-06-27.