Table 1 Descriptions and values of all parameters used in the model

σ _h

Maximum number of bites a human can sustain

19 bites/day

[24]

σ _v

Mosquito biting rate

See estimation in result section

β _hv

Probability of pathogen transmission from an infectious mosquito to a susceptible human

0.7

[29]

β _vh

Probability of pathogen transmission from an infectious human to a susceptible mosquito

0.7

[29]

υ _h

Human progression rate from exposed state to infectious state

1/5.5 per day

[29]

υ _v

Mosquito progression rate from exposed state to infectious state

1/8.2 per day

[29]

γ _h

Human recovery rate

1/6 per day

[29]

h _v

Mosquito birth rate

1/14 per day

[24]

μ _v

Mosquito natural death rate

1/14 per day

[24]

N _h

Human population size in Bahia, Brazil

15,276,566

[29]

N _v

Mosquito population size

10–250 million

Assumed