Table 1.

Parameter values obtained from the published literature for performing numerical simulations of the model (Ferguson et al. 2003, 2005; Longini et al. 2005; Halloran et al. 2006; Handel et al. 2006; Regoes & Bonhoeffer 2006).

parameter	value (range)a
$R_0^{\text{s}}$	>1
β	variable (day people)−1
p	0–1
δT	0.4
δr	0–1
αT	10−6–10−1 d−1
γU	1/4.1 d−1
γT	1/4.1 d−1
dU	0.002 d−1
dT	0.0002 d−1
dU,r	∼δrdU d−1

^aFor a given value of the basic reproduction number $R_0^{\text{s}}$, the transmission rate β can be obtained by substituting parameter values into the expression $R_0^{\text{s}}=\beta S_0/(d_{\text{U}}+{\gamma }_{\text{U}})$.