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. 2013 Aug 5;2013:810380. doi: 10.1155/2013/810380

Table 1.

Model's parameters. Values from Burattini et al. [14]. The indexes h, d, and s stand for humans, dogs, and sandflies, respectively.

Parameter Biological meaning Values
μh Natural mortality rate 4.11 × 10−5 days−1
αh Disease-induced lethality 5.48 × 10−3 days−1
a h Average daily biting rate 1.25 × 10−1 days−1
m h Vector density per host 1.00 × 102
r h Spontaneous recovery rate 5.48 × 10−4 days−1
γh Loss of immunity rate 5.48 × 10−4 days−1
δh Latent recovery rate 1.10 × 10−2 days−1
φh Inverse of incubation period 4.00 × 10−4 days−1
σh Recovery rate of immunes 1.81 × 10−3 days−1
b h Proportion of infective bites 1.00 × 10−2
μd Natural mortality rate 1.81 × 10−4 days−1
αd Disease-induced lethality 1.81 × 10−3 days−1
a d Average daily biting rate 1.25 × 10−1 days−1
m d Vector density per host 5.00 × 102
r d Spontaneous recovery rate 2.74 × 10−4 days−1
γd Loss of immunity rate 2.74 × 10−3 days−1
ωd Treatment rate Variable
ν Vaccination Variable
ξ Culling rate Variable
θ Insecticide collar Variable
δd Latent recovery rate 8.22 × 10−3 days−1
φd Inverse of incubation period 1.10 × 10−3 days−1
σd Recovery rate of immunes 9.04 × 10−4 days−1
b d Proportion of infective bites 2.00 × 10−2
μs Natural mortality rate 6.00 × 10−2 days−1
τ Extrinsic incubation period 7.00 days
c Proportion of infective bites 5.00 × 10−2