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. 2014 Nov 5;2014(1):150–161. doi: 10.1093/emph/eou027

Table 1.

Parameters of the model

Symbol Parameter description Value
R0,SU Basic reproductive number (sensitive, untreated) 1.8
Ν Rate of spontaneous recovery 0.17 per day
Β Transmission parameter R0×ν
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