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. 2010 Aug 10;10:236. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-236

Table 3.

Model parameters estimated from the 2008 South Korean epidemic.

Description Parameter Fixed or Estimated Value
Size of unit square - Fixed 37.5 km × 37.5 km
Infection probability τ Estimated 0.429 day-1
Chicken incubation period μ Fixed 2.5 days
Duck incubation period ν Estimated 7.2 days
Quarantine radius λ Estimated 0.293 units
Long range relocation probability ω Estimated 0.0083 day-1
Short-range relocation rate constant ψ Estimated 162 units-1
Infection spreading distance γ Fixed 0.15 unit
Death probability of infected birds θ Fixed 0.5 day-1
Delay in reporting outbreaks ϕ Fixed 1 days