Human behaviors: a threat to mosquito control?

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DOI10.1016/J.MBS.2016.08.011zbMATH Open1352.92149arXiv1510.06796OpenAlexW2231449656WikidataQ44159976 ScholiaQ44159976MaRDI QIDQ338668FDOQ338668


Authors: Y. Dumont, J. Thuilliez Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 7 November 2016

Published in: Mathematical Biosciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Community involvement and the preventive behavior of households are considered to be at the heart of vector-control strategies. In this work, we consider a simple theoretical model that enables us to take into account human behaviors that may interfere with vector control. The model reflects the trade-off between perceived costs and observed efficacy. Our theoretical results emphasize that households may reduce their protective behavior in response to mechanical elimination techniques piloted by a public agent, leading to an increase of the total number of mosquitoes in the surrounding environment and generating a barrier for vector-borne diseases control. Our study is sufficiently generic to be applied to different arboviral diseases. It also shows that vector-control models and strategies have to take into account human behaviors.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.06796




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