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the whole time to clear infection before being reinfected, while the reverse is the case for

a compartmental model. Obviously, these arguments are either not true or unconvincing

because all prevalence indicators should be functions of density and diagnostic detection

sensitivity rather than binary factors. This density model also models a collective behav-

ior of a group and specific individual characteristics such as disease history, can not be

tracked. The Aron models [43], [44] have in simplistically demonstrated what could hap-

pen if malaria transmission is reduced but did not address any factor that could lead to such

reductions in transmission.