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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Appl. Math. Stat.
Sec. Mathematical Biology
Volume 10 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fams.2024.1512390

A Systematic Review of Age-Structured Malaria Transmission Models (2019-2024)

Provisionally accepted
Dechasa Wegi Dinsa Dechasa Wegi Dinsa 1*Temesgen Duressa Keno Temesgen Duressa Keno 2Chernet Tuge Deressa Chernet Tuge Deressa 3
  • 1 Department of Mathematics,, College of Natural and Computational Science, Mattu University, Mettu, Ethiopia
  • 2 Department of Applied Mathematics, College of Natural and Computational science,, Wollega University, Nekemte, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  • 3 Department of Mathematics,, College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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    Malaria remains a serious and potentially fatal vector-borne disease, consistently ranking among the world's deadliest infections. This study presents a systematic review of age-structured malaria transmission models. Articles were sourced from PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Research Gate Library, resulting in the identification and inclusion of eleven papers in the review. The findings highlight that children under the age of five are more susceptible to malaria than adults, due to their still-developing immune systems. The highest rates of morbidity and mortality are seen in youngsters, pregnant women, and people with impaired immune systems, making age structure a critical factor in the spread of malaria within populations. Pers onal protection and vector control are key strategies in reducing the transmission of malaria in communities. The study also suggests that the use of fractional operators in modeling could offer new insights into the dynamics of malaria transmission and potential control strategies.

    Keywords: Malaria, deterministic model, age-structure, control strategies, Systematic review

    Received: 16 Oct 2024; Accepted: 03 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Dinsa, Keno and Deressa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Dechasa Wegi Dinsa, Department of Mathematics,, College of Natural and Computational Science, Mattu University, Mettu, Ethiopia

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