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

  • Authors:

  • Sandro Jerônimo de Almeida;Ricardo Poley Martins Ferreira;Álvaro E. Eiras;Robin P. Obermayr;Martin Geier

  • Affiliations:

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Informatics Institute, Anel Rodoviário Km 23,5 - Rua Walter Ianni, 255, São Gabriel, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;Federal University of Minas Gerais, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;Federal University of Minas Gerais, Department of Parasitology, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;University of Regensburg, Zoological Department, Regensburg, Germany;University of Regensburg, Zoological Department, Regensburg, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Year:
  • 2010

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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.