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In this paper, we propose a simplified bidimensional Wolbachia infestation model in a population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, preserving the main features associated with the biology of this species that can be found in higher-dimensional…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2020-11-23 Diego Vicencio , Olga Vasilieva , Pedro Gajardo

In this article, we consider a simplified model of time dynamics for a mosquito population subject to the artificial introduction of {\itshape Wolbachia}-infected mosquitoes, in order to fight arboviruses transmission.Indeed, it has been…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-09-09 Luís Almeida , Yannick Privat , Martin Strugarek , Nicolas Vauchelet

The release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes is a promising strategy for controlling Aedes aegypti populations, but exposure to high temperatures can induce temporary infection loss and compromise long-term persistence. In this work, we…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2026-02-10 Jéssica C. S. Alves , Christian E. Schaerer , Cláudia P. Ferreira

Arboviral diseases remain a major public health concern, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions where mosquito populations thrive. One promising strategy to curb transmission is the release of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2025-03-18 Daniela Florez , Ricardo Cortez , James M. Hyman , Zhuolin Qu

This work is devoted to the mathematical study of an optimization problem regarding control strategies of mosquito population in a heterogeneous environment. Mosquitoes are well-known vectors of diseases. For some diseases, such as dengue,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-11 Luis Almeida , Jesús Bellver Arnau , Gwenaël Peltier , Nicolas Vauchelet

Wolbachia infection in Anopheles albimanus mosquitoes can render mosquitoes less capable of spreading malaria. We develop and analyze an ordinary differential equation model to evaluate the effectiveness of Wolbachia-based vector control…

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The control of the spread of dengue fever by introduction of the intracellular parasitic bacterium Wolbachia in populations of the vector Aedes aegypti, is presently one of the most promising tools for eliminating dengue, in the absence of…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2020-10-02 Pierre-Alexandre J. Bliman , M. Soledad Aronna , Flávio C. Coelho , Moacyr A. H. B. da Silva

In this article, we are interested in the analysis and simulation of solutions to an optimal control problem motivated by population dynamics issues. In order to control the spread of mosquito-borne arboviruses, the population replacement…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-06-25 Michel Duprez , Romane Hélie , Yannick Privat , Nicolas Vauchelet

In areas infested with Aedes aegypti mosquitoes it may be possible to control dengue, and some other vector-borne diseases, by introducing Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes into the wildtype population. Thus far, empirical and theoretical…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2025-02-19 Abby Barlow , Sarah Penington , Ben Adams

In the fight against vector-borne arboviruses, an important strategy of control of epidemic consists in controlling the population of vector, \textit{Aedes} mosquitoes in this case. Among possible actions, two techniques consist in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-01-18 Luís Almeida , Michel Duprez , Yannick Privat , Nicolas Vauchelet

We develop and analyze an ordinary differential equation model to assess the potential effectiveness of infecting mosquitoes with the Wolbachia bacteria to control the ongoing mosquito-borne epidemics, such as dengue fever, chikungunya, and…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2020-08-14 Zhuolin Qu , Ling Xue , James M. Hyman

Wolbachia is a naturally occurring bacterium that can infect Aedes mosquitoes and reduce the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue fever, Zika, and chikungunya. Field trials have been conducted worldwide to suppress…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2024-12-02 Zhuolin Qu , Tong Wu

This work addresses an optimal control problem on a dynamics governed by a nonlinear differential equation with a bistable time-periodic nonlinearity. This problem, relevant in population dynamics, models the strategy of replacing a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-14 Grégoire Nadin , David Nahmani , Nicolas Vauchelet

The release of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes into Aedes aegypti infested areas is a promising strategy for localised eradication of dengue infection. Ae aegypti mosquitoes favour urban environments as breeding habitats, so are often found…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2025-08-01 Abby Barlow , Ben Adams

Wolbachia is a genus of endosymbiotic bacteria that can infect mosquitoes and reduce their ability to transmit dengue virus. Although the bacterium is transmitted vertically from infected mothers to their offspring, it can be difficult to…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2015-10-06 Ling Xue , Carrie A. Manore , Panpim Thongsripong , James M. Hyman

Mosquitoes are vectors of viral diseases with epidemic potential in many regions of the world, and in absence of vaccines or therapies, their control is the main alternative. Chemical control through insecticides has been one of the…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2021-04-07 Pastor Pérez Estigarribia , Pierre-Alexandre Bliman , Christian Schaerer

An ordinary differential model is proposed to understand the role of egg quiescence on the efficacy of releasing Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to control arbovirus transmission. The model admits up to five equilibrium points and four…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2025-07-17 Luís E. S. Lopes , Cláudia P. Ferreira

Wolbachia is possibly the most studied reproductive parasite of arthropod species. It appears to be a promising candidate for biocontrol of some mosquito borne diseases. We begin by developing a sex-structured model for a Wolbachia infected…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2019-03-06 József Z. Farkas , Stephen A. Gourley , Rongsong Liu , Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

In this paper, we propose a sex-structured entomological model that serves as a basis for design of control strategies relying on releases of sterile male mosquitoes (Aedes spp) and aiming at elimination of the wild vector population in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-02 Pierre-Alexandre Bliman , Daiver Cardona-Salgado , Yves Dumont , Olga Vasilieva

Arboviral infections, especially dengue, continue to cause significant health burden in their endemic regions. One of the strategies to tackle these infections is to replace the main vector agent, Ae. aegypti, with the ones incapable of…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2019-10-22 Adeshina I. Adekunle , Michael T. Meehan , Emma S. McBryde
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