Table 1.
Symbol | Parameter description | Value |
---|---|---|
Basic reproductive number (sensitive, untreated) | 1.8 | |
Ν | Rate of spontaneous recovery | 0.17 per day |
Β | Transmission parameter | |
c | Cost of resistance to transmission | 0, 0.1 |
θ | Rate of evolution to resistance | 0.01 per case per day |
ϵ | Reduction in infection duration due to treatment | 0, 0.5 |
γ | Reduction in disease transmission due to treatment | 0, 0.5 |
τ | Time at which drugs are deployed | 60 days |
f | Fraction of new cases receiving drug | 0.5 |
N | Population size | 106 |
k | Drug stockpile size | N or 0.1 N |