MTSU Computational and Data Science student, Paul Klockenkemper’s work explores approaches for moldeling complex dynamic systems using ODE.
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne arbovirus with significant ecological and public health implications. It is maintained primarily through a transmission cycle involving avian hosts and mosquito vectors. Host diversity, competence, and demographics, as well as mosquito population dynamics, may shape epidemic patterns. In this study, we extend previous mathematical models by incorporating multiple bird host types, host recruitment and mortality, horizontal transmission among birds, and mosquito life cycle dynamics, including vertical transmission. Check out the study here.