Table 1.
Values of parameters used in our simulation models.
recovery probability for a normally infected farm, γN (month−1) | 0.75 |
recovery probability for a super shedding farm, γSS (month−1) | 0.25 |
fraction of farms infected from other sources that are super shedding farms, θ | 0.057 |
rate of acquiring infection from other sources, λ, for model 1 (month−1) | 0.09 |
rate of acquiring infection from other sources, λ, for model 2 (month−1) | 0.10 |
rate of acquiring infection from other sources, λ, for model 3 (infected farm−1 month−1) | 0.000034 |
rate of acquiring infection from other sources, λ, for model 4 (infected farm−1 month−1) | 0.000037 |