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ArticleDynamic games and applications2022

Game-Theoretical Model of the Voluntary Use of Insect Repellents to Prevent Zika Fever.

Jabili Angina, Anish Bachhu, Eesha Talati, Rishi Talati, Jan Rychtář, Dewey Taylor

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Article in Dynamic games and applications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jabili AnginaDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2012 USA.
Anish BachhuDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2012 USA.
Eesha TalatiDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2012 USA.
Rishi TalatiDepartment of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2012 USA.
Jan RychtářDepartment of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2014 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6600-2939
Dewey TaylorDepartment of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2014 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3012-8104
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zika fever is an emerging mosquito-borne disease. While it often causes no or only mild symptoms that are similar to dengue fever, Zika virus can spread from a pregnant woman to her baby and cause severe birth defects. There is no specific treatment or vaccine, but the disease can be mitigated by using several control strategies, generally focusing on the reduction in mosquitoes or mosquito bites. In this paper, we model Zika virus transmission and incorporate a game-theoretical approach to study a repeated population game of DEET usage to prevent insect bites. We show that the optimal use effectively leads to disease elimination. This result is robust and not significantly dependent on the cost of the insect repellents.

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Game theoryInsect repellentNash equilibriumVector-borne diseasesZika virus

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PMID35127230
PMCPMC8800840
OpenAlexW4213181500

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