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. 2015 Mar 20;1(2):e1400026. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1400026

Table 3. Parameter definitions and best-fit estimates for mathematical model.

Parameter Description Source data Central estimate (95% CI)
ΛH Force of infection with T. parva Fraction ever infected with T. parva 0.0352 week–1
(0.0315–0.0388)
ΛL Force of infection with LPT Fraction of T. parva–exposed calves ever infected with LPT 0.0685 week–1
(0.0576–0.0800)
σH Rate of loss of T. parva Fraction of calves with T. parva infection by RLB at 1 year 0.335 week–1
(0.256–0.450)
σL Rate of loss of LPT Fraction of calves with LPT infection by RLB at 1 year 0.0234 week–1
(0.0194–0.0278)
μ Fraction of high-risk calves that die Scaled to observed no. of acute ECF deaths 0.118
(0.079–0.168)
η Fraction of high-risk surviving calves with clinical ECF Scaled to observed no. of acute ECF deaths + ECF illness 0.486
(0.415–0.556)