RESUMO
El dengue es una enfermedad viral común en zonas tropicales y subtropicales transmitida por mosquitos del género Aedes. El virus es transmitido a los humanos por la picadura de un mosquito hembra infectado. Ya que no existen vacunas que protejan contra la infección, el control de la enfermedad se hace controlando la población adulta o inmadura del mosquito. En este trabajo se modela la dinámica de crecimiento del mosquito sometido a control adulticida y con resistencia al químico. Se hace el análisis del modelo mediante análisis clásico de estabilidad local de sistemas dinámicos, lo que permite determinar el umbral de crecimiento del mosquito y a partir de éste establecer una estrategia adecuada de control químico. Se incluye la simulación numérica para diferentes escenarios con el fin de evaluar si hay diferencias en el comportamiento del sistema cuando la resistencia está presente y cuando no lo está.
Dengue fever is a common vector-borne disease in tropical and subtropical areas. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito. Since no vaccines are currently available which can protect against infection, disease control relies on controlling the mosquito population. This work was aimed at modelling such mosquito's population dynamics regarding chemical control of the adult population and its acquired resistance to chemicals. The model was analysed by using classical dynamic system theory techniques and mosquito growth threshold was determined as this establishes when a particular population may prosper in the environment or when it is likely to disappear. A suitable chemical control strategy was developed from such threshold. Simulations were made in control and non-control scenarios; this determined the degree of control application effectiveness against different levels of acquired resistance.
Assuntos
Animais , Feminino , Humanos , Aedes , Dengue/prevenção & controle , Insetos Vetores , Resistência a Inseticidas , Modelos Biológicos , Controle de Mosquitos/métodos , Simulação por Computador , Dengue/transmissão , Dinâmica PopulacionalRESUMO
Dengue fever is a common vector-borne disease in tropical and subtropical areas. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito. Since no vaccines are currently available which can protect against infection, disease control relies on controlling the mosquito population. This work was aimed at modelling such mosquito's population dynamics regarding chemical control of the adult population and its acquired resistance to chemicals. The model was analysed by using classical dynamic system theory techniques and mosquito growth threshold was determined as this establishes when a particular population may prosper in the environment or when it is likely to disappear. A suitable chemical control strategy was developed from such threshold. Simulations were made in control and non-control scenarios; this determined the degree of control application effectiveness against different levels of acquired resistance.
