Multistage spatial model for informing release of Wolbachia-infected
mosquitoes as disease control
Multistage spatial model for informing release of Wolbachia-infected
mosquitoes as disease control
Wolbachia is a naturally occurring bacterium that can infect Aedes mosquitoes and reduce the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue fever, Zika, and chikungunya. Field trials have been conducted worldwide to suppress local epidemics. We introduce a novel partial differential equation model to simulate the spread of Wolbachia infection in …