Rift Valley Fever Mosquito Model Parameter Ranges and Sensitivity Analysis

Parameter ranges and distributions for a deterministic compartmental model of Rift Valley fever transmission in Kenya, defined via a scoping literature review. The dataset contains ten model parameters, including four species-specific parameters for Culex and Aedes mosquitoes and two shared livestock parameters. Authored by Jessica Furber and last updated on 2026-04-13.

Use Cases

• Conducting sensitivity analysis on mosquito population dynamics based on species-specific oviposition and density parameters.
• Calibrating epidemiological models for Rift Valley fever based on literature-derived parameter ranges.
• Assessing the influence of livestock population size on vector fecundity and disease transmission potential.
• Comparing model output sensitivity under constant versus periodically varying environmental scenarios.

Strengths

• Parameter ranges are defined via a scoping literature review, providing an empirical basis.
• Includes ten distinct parameters covering two mosquito species and livestock interactions.
• Analysis performed under two environmental scenarios (constant and varying temperature/water area).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than raw simulation data.

Provenance

Source

Jessica Furber via figshare.

Collection Method

Parameter ranges defined using a scoping literature review; sensitivity analysis performed using Sobol method.

Time Range

The temporal coverage of the underlying literature review is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 17:37:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Model is focused on Kenya, as mentioned in the description.