Table 1. Parameter estimates for the 2014 Ebola outbreak.

Parameter descriptions, fitted values and ranges used for parameter sensitivity analysis. Comparable values can be found in references indicated in the last column.

Parameter	Description	Fitted value (Range)	References
β	Transmission rate in the community before intervention (per week)	0.532 (0.350–0.575)	[11]
θ	Transmission rate in hospitals before intervention (per week)	0.328 (0.100–0.480)	[11]
φ	Transmission rate at funerals before intervention (per week)	2.104 (1.402–2.475)	[11]
1/η	Mean time from symptoms onset to hospitalization	4.8 (4.8–5.3) days	[5, 11, 17, 19]
1/b	Mean time from death to burial	5.4 (4–6.6) days	[6]
1/γ	Mean duration of the infection	10.4 (9.5–10.5) days	[6, 11, 17]
1/α	Mean duration of the incubation period	10 (9.5–10.5) days	[5, 19]
1/γ H	Average permanence in the hospital	4.6 (4.4–4.9) days	[19]
δ	Case fatality ratio in the community	73% (69%–73%)	[5, 11, 15]
δ H	Case fatality ratio in hospitals	61% (52%–64%)	[5]
κ	Hospital leaving rate (per week)	0.0025 (0.0022–0.0028)