Table 1. Set of parameters, values and their source used to model West-Nile Virus (WNV) dynamics between mosquitoes and birds.

Parameter	Symbol	Value/range/formula	Reference
Biting rate mosquito [T]	a	Briére (T, q, tmin, tmax)	[27]
Lifespan mosquito [T]	lf	169.8–4.86*T days	[27]
Mortality rate mosquito [T]	μ A	1/lf	calculated
Virus incubation rate mosquito [T]	k	Briére (T, q, tmin, tmax)	[27]
B->M transmission probability [T]	c	Quadratic (T,q,tmin,tmax)	[27]
M->B transmission probability	b	0.8	[34]
Mortality rate birds	μ V	1/550	[31]
Recovery rate birds	g	0.3	[34]