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. 2008 Jul 16;3(7):e2710. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002710

Table 5. Model signatures for an increase in each factor under each experiment.

Factor Change in Number of Dead Change in DOE Change in PMD Change in Prevalence
Experiment 1
Contact rate +ve −ve −ve +ve
Length of infectious period NS +ve +ve NS
Case mortality +ve NS +ve NS
Experiment 2
Trip duration −ve +ve NS −ve
Day of introduction NS +ve +ve NS
Population size +ve +ve NS NS
Experiment 3
Trip duration −ve +ve +ve −ve
Day of Introduction NS NS −ve NS
Population size +ve NS NS NS
Experiment 4
Trip duration −ve +ve NS −ve
Day of introduction +ve +ve +ve +ve
Population size +ve +ve NS +ve

+ve = positive change, −ve = negative change, NS = no significant change.