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. 2013 Nov 28;11:252. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-252

Table 1.

Model parameters regulating efficacy of interventions

Variable Description Reference (range)
Pc
Infected close contacts detection probability
0.6 (0.4 to 1)
Pg
Infected random contacts detection probability
Pc × 0.5 (0.1 to 1)
Pr
Infected random contacts self-reporting probability
Pg × 0.8 (0.5 to 1)
Ti
Delay from initial warning to intervention
3 (0 to 30) days
Tt
Delay from case detection to household quarantine
1 (0 to 4) days
Tp
Duration of schools and workplaces closure
21 (0, 7, 14, 21, 28) days
Dp
Radius for schools and workplaces closure
30 (0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 50>) km
Fs
Fraction of closed schools
0.9 (0 to 0.9)
Fw Fraction of closed workplaces 0 (0 to 0.5)