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. 2025 Sep 16;91(4):41. doi: 10.1007/s00285-025-02280-3

Table 2.

Parameter definitions of model (6), together with the values and sources used to simulate the behavioural scenario in Figure 4

Quantity Description Value Source
μ Recruitment and natural death rate 3.9·10-5d-1 (Fahlena et al. 2022)
a^i Baseline transmission rate of virus–i (i=1,2) Varies
a^3 Baseline transmission rate of co–infected individuals Varies
a^4 Baseline co–infection rate 5d-1 (Fahlena et al. 2022)
ai,0 Info-independent transmission rate of virus–i (i=1,2) 0.2a^i Assumed
a3,0 Info-independent transmission rate of co–infected individuals 0.2a^3 Assumed
a4,0 Info-independent co–infection rate 0.2a^4 Assumed
p Probability that a co–infected individual transmits virus–1 to a susceptible 0.20 Assumed
q Probability that an individual in I1 gets co–infected after a contact with I2 0.20 Assumed
γi Recovery rate from virus–i 0.14d-1 (Fahlena et al. 2022)
γ3 Recovery rate from co–infection 0.14d-1 (Fahlena et al. 2022)
ρi Loss of immunity rate towards virus–i 0.0027d-1 (Fahlena et al. 2022)
ρ3 Loss of immunity rate towards co–infection 0.0027d-1 (Fahlena et al. 2022)
ki Information coverage about virus–i 0.80 (Buonomo and Della Marca 2020)
k3 Information coverage about co–infection 0.2 Assumed
δ Population reactivity rate 1 Assumed
Ta Average information delay 3 days (Buonomo and Della Marca 2020)