Review of intra-host models of malaria.
Intra-host models of malaria (and some related models of trypanosomiasis) are reviewed. A first section gives a short description of the different models, their purposes and the authors' conclusions. A second section discusses some common issues, including intra-host populations, the intra-host basic reproduction number (R0) and growth rates, density regulation mechanisms (including acquired immunity), and the models' behaviour compared to that of Plasmodium falciparum in man.
Molineaux
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Institute of Medical Biometry, University of Tübingen, Germany.
Dietz
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000635:transmission