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. 2015 Jul 10;10(7):e0132588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132588

Table 2. Parameter definitions and values.

Parameter Description Unit Value Range Method
R 0 Basic reproduction number 1 1.82 1- Analysis of epidemic data
β Person-to-person contact rate day-1 See Table 1 0–1 Curve fitting
k Relative transmissibility rate of asymptomatic individuals (versus symptomatic individuals) 1 0.5 0–1 References [8, 12, 14]
ω I Incubation relative rate day-1 0.5263 0.1429–1 References [8, 12, 14]
ω A Latent relative rate day-1 0.8333 0.1429–1 References [8, 12, 14]
p Proportion of asymptomatic individuals 1 0.4593 0–1 Analysis of serosurvey data
γ Recovery rate of the symptomatic day-1 0.1923 0.0833–1 Analysis of outbreak data
γ' Recovery rate of the asymptomatic day-1 0.2439 0.0714–1 References [8, 12, 14]