Time in the simulations

Implementation in MultiMalModPy

🔍 For a detailed overview of how each model handles time, refer to the Time description under malaria models.

In MultiMalModPy, the user can specify the following time related parameters: - start_year - end_year - emod_burnin malariasimulation_burnin , openmalaria_burnin - openmalaria_survey_step

Example from setup_sim.py:

start_year = 2000
end_year = 2005
emod_burnin = 110
malariasimulation_burnin = 100
openmalaria_survey_step = '5d'

From those values, the burnin period is calculated automatically.
EMOD allows to serialize simulations after the burnin period and before the monitoring period, as described in model_specificities.

NOTE: In OpenMalaria, surveys track events since the last survey and capture the current state at the survey’s start (e.g., the number of patent hosts). - The minimum survey interval is 5 days. - Only one survey interval can be specified per scenario.