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. 2013 Apr 8;8(4):e61501. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061501

Table 2. Model parameters used in the mechanistic system of ordinary differential equations.

Parameter Definition Default value Reference
λ Birth rate 0.00216 days−1 [30]
μ Mortality rate 0.00063 days−1 [30]
δ Maturation rate 0.00274 days−1 [31]
β Transmission rate 0.01–100 days−1 Varied
γ Recovery rate 0.0166 days−1 [10]
ω Rate of waning immunity 0.00274 days−1 [9] Varied in Figures S1 & S2
σ Rate of waning maternal antibodies 0.00794 days−1 [8]