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vectorial capacity: a standalone construct

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Medical entomology

the daily rate at which future infective bites arise from one infective person, given mosquito density, biting habits and survival.

In medical entomology, vectorial capacity refers to the daily rate at which future infective bites arise from one infective person, given mosquito density, biting habits and survival. This meaning comes from Garrett-Jones (1964) in Nature.[1]

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References

Garrett-Jones, C. (1964). Prognosis for Interruption of Malaria Transmission Through Assessment of the Mosquito's Vectorial Capacity. Nature, 204(4964), 1173-1175. https://doi.org/10.1038/2041173a0

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