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. 2012 Feb 22;279(1737):2473–2478. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2712

Table 1.

Model parameters.

symbol definition value
μ birth and death rate 1/70 yr−1
ϕ proportion progressing from primary infection to disease 0.05
δ rate of progression from primary infection 12 yr−1
τ rate at which infectious individuals are detected and treated 2 yr−1
ω rate of endogenous reactivation 0.01 yr−1
σ reinfection factor estimated
γ proportion low-risk group estimated
α low-risk factor estimated