Improved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp)

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dc.contributor.authorDamian, Kajunguri
dc.contributor.authorElisha B., Are
dc.contributor.authorJohn W., Hargrove
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-29T08:09:09Z
dc.date.available2019-04-29T08:09:09Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractA published study used a stochastic branching process to derive equations for the mean and variance of the probability of, and time to, extinction in population of tsetse flies (Glossina spp) as a function of adult and pupal mortality, and the probabilities that a female is inseminated by a fertile male. The original derivation was partially heuristic and provided no proofs for inductive results. We provide these proofs, together with a more compact way of reaching the same results. We also show that, while the published equations hold good for the case where tsetse produce male and female offspring in equal proportion, a different solution is required for the more general case where the probability (β) that an offspring is female lies anywhere in the interval (0, 1). We confirm previous results obtained for the special case whereβ= 0.5 and show that extinction probability is at a minimum for β>0.5 by an amount that increases with increasing adult female mortality. Sensitivity analysis showed that the extinction probability was affected most by changes in adult female mortality, followed by the rate of production of pupae. Because females only produce a single offspring approximately every 10 days, imposing a death rate of greater than about 3.5% per day will ensure the eradication of any tsetse population. These mortality levels can be achieved for some species using insecticide-treated targets or cattle— providing thereby a simple, effective and cost-effective method of controlling and eradicating tsetse, and also human and animal trypanosomiasis. Our results are of further interest in the modern situation where increases in temperature are seeing the real possibility that tsetse will go extinct in some areas, without the need for intervention, but have an increased chance of surviving in other areas where they were previously unsustainable due to low temperatures.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKabale Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationKajunguriD, Are EB, HargroveJW (2019) Improvedestimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populationsof tsetse (Glossina spp). PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13(4): e0006973en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/147
dc.publisherPLOSen_US
dc.subjectNeglected Tropical Diseasesen_US
dc.titleImproved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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