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. 2013 Jun 24;2013:150681. doi: 10.1155/2013/150681

Table 1.

Parameter values used in numerical simulations.

Notation Parameter description Range Source
δ Natural death rate equally birth rate 0.0143 [4]
π The failure immunization 0-1 [23]
γ 1 The rate at which the latent individuals become infectious 6 [3]
γ 2 The rate at which the individuals move to the carrier class 4 [3]
γ 3 The rate of flow from carrier to the vaccinated class 0.34 Assumed
β The transmission coefficient 0.8 [24]
q The proportion of individuals become carrier 0.005 [23]
δ o Represent the loss of immunity 0.06–0.03 [13]
p Represent the vaccination of susceptible 0.3 Assumed
μ 1 The rate of flow from Migrated class to exposed class 0.23 Assumed
μ 2 The rate of flow from Migrated class to acute class 0.56 Assumed
η Unimmunized children born to carrier mothers 0.7 [13]
κ The infectiousness of carriers related to acute infection 0-1 [10]