Table 1.

Common parameters of epidemiological models of tuberculosis. SEIR model can be extended by incorporating additional parameters to the model.

Parameter	Description	Unit
β	Transmission rate	1/year
π	Recruitment rate	1/year
c	Natural cure rate	1/year
v	Progression rate from latent TB to active TB	none
r1	Latent TB treatment rate	1/year
r2	Active TB treatment rate	1/year
μ	Natural mortality rate	1/year
μT	Mortality rate due to TB	1/year
p	Proportion of new infections that produce active TB case	1/year