The effect of multiple hosts and the bimodal incubation period on malaria transmission in Korea

Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. The incubation period of malaria, the times from infection with a microorganism to onset of disease, is directly relevant to prevention and control, and explicit models of the incubation period enhance our understanding of the spread of disease. In this talk, we discuss how to calculate the incubation periods of P. vivax in Korea, and try to find out how the number of animal population does effect on the incidences of malaria.