Table 4. Preliminary parameter values for the susceptible-infectious-recovered (SIR) model.
| Parameter description | Notation | Value | Unit | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per capita birth rate | 0.00215 | day–1 | Gachohi et al., 2016 | |
| Per capita natural death rate | μ | 0.0016 | day–1 | Nicolas et al., 2014 |
| RVF specific mortality rate | 0.075 | day–1 | Gachohi et al., 2016 | |
| RVF recovery rate | 1/8 | day–1 | Durand et al., 2020 | |
| Scaling factor | 2 | – | Assumed | |
| Decay rate of RVFV seropositivity | 0.005 | week–1 | Assumed | |
| Total M population | 177,004 | 2016 Livestock Census | ||
| Total L population | 80,433 | 2016 Livestock Census | ||
| Total T population | 35,400 | 2016 Livestock Census |