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. 2012 May 15;6(5):e1615. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001615

Table 2. Default parameter values for the Rogers (1988) model for two-host species trypanosomiasis: values specific for the different species of trypanosomes.

T. vivax T. congolense T. brucei
1/i 1 Incubation period in species 1 - - 12
1/i 2 Incubation period in species 2 12 15 12
1/r 1 Duration of infection in species 1 - - 70
1/r 2 Duration of infection in species 2 100 100 50
1/v 1 Duration of immunity in species 1 - - 50
1/v 2 Duration of immunity in species 1 100 100 50
T Incubation period in tsetse 10 20 25
b 1 P(infected fly bite produces infection in species 1) - - 0.62
b 2 P(infected fly bite produces infection in species 2) 0.29 0.46 0.62
c P(infected blood meal gives mature infection in fly) 0.177 0.025 0.065
c P(infected blood meal gives mature infection in fly) - - 0.065