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. 2009 Mar 18;4(3):e4915. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004915

Table 2. Basic reproductive numbers and invasion reproductive numbers before the vaccination program.

Symbol Description Value Reference
Inline graphic Basic reproductive numbers of vaccine-sensitive strain 6.53 [34], [36]
Inline graphic Basic reproductive number of vaccine-resistant strain 4.99 [10], [12], [23]
Inline graphic Invasion reproductive number of vaccine-resistant strain 0.76

These values are based on the H7N7 epidemic in The Netherlands in 2003 [32], [33], [34]. The exact expressions of these reproductive numbers are given in Supplementary Information: Text S1.