Fig 5. Partial rank correlation coefficients (PRCCs) of the five intervention parameters that influence the cumulative number of cases.

Parameter values from the ranges in Table 2 are considered. Parameters with PRCC larger than zero are positively correlated with the total number of hosts who have been infected over the course of the epidemic. Parameters with negative PRCC will decrease the number of hosts who have been infected over the course of the epidemic, as they are increased. The greatest effect will be observed with variations in the burial rate, in the transmission rate at funerals and in the transmission rate in hospitals.