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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 24.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999 Sep;61(3):367–374. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.367

Table 1.

Summary of model variables and parameters

Variable Density represented
V Asexual blood-form density of Plasmodium vivax
F Asexual blood-form density of P. falciparum
I Density of non-specific immune effectors
J Density of P. vivax-specific immune effectors
K Density of P. falciparum-specific immune effectors
Parameter Rate represented Value or range
A Asexual blood-form replication rate of P. vivax 1.28
B Asexual blood-form replication rate of P. falciparum 1.39
G Gametocyte conversion rate 0.04
qs Specific immunity decay rate 0.01
qn Non-specific immunity deactivation rate 0.6
cs Specific immunity capture/removal rate 0.0001–1,000
cn Non-specific immunity capture/removal rate 0.0001–1,000
ss Specific immunity proliferation rate 0.0001–1,000
sn Non-specific immunity proliferation rate 0.0001–1,000
X Cross-reactivity rate of P. falciparum-specific effectors 0–1
Y Cross-reactivity rate of P. vivax-specific effectors 0–1