Multi-agent modeling and simulation of an Aedes aegypti mosquito population

Authored by Sandro Jeronimo de Almeida, Ricardo Poley Martins Ferreira, Alvaro E. Eiras, Robin P. Obermayr, Martin Geier

Date Published: 2010-12

DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.04.021

Sponsors: No sponsors listed

Platforms: Repast

Model Documentation: UML ODD Flow charts

Model Code URLs: Model code not found

Abstract

The present work deals with the simulation of a mosquito Aedes aegypti population. The mosquito population was modeled using an individual-based approach. The model consists of agents representing A. aegypti mosquitoes, human beings, some mammals and objects found in urban environments such as walls and water containers. We describe the model which was implemented by multi-agent systems in the Repast framework. Simulations were performed and the results were compared with those obtained in a biological experiment, and data obtained from a local Zoonozes control center. Comparisons between real and simulated data showed high correlation indices. We simulated cases to study whether or not an artificial trap can be effectively used as an active based population control measure. We studied how the number of traps and their localization can affect the population dynamics. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Agent-based model Individual-based model Agent-based models Dynamics Validation Aedes aegypti mosquito BG-Sentinel Ecological model Multi-agent simulation ecology insects Culicidae Protocol Diptera Fever Life table model