Table 1. Parameter values of the basic branching process model for Ebola transmission.
Variable | Value |
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Household contacts (N) | 6.4 |
Transmission probability (q) | 0.16 |
Overdispersion (θ) | 1 |
Hospital contact multiplier (β) | 4 |
Effectiveness of infection control (α) | 0.019 |
Average number of secondary community cases from hospitalized patients (λh) | 0.3 |
Average number of secondary cases from a funeral (ϕ) | 2.18 |