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. 2015 Apr 17;8(4):467–479. doi: 10.1007/s12080-015-0262-z

Table 4.

Explanation of system parameters with nominal values

Parameter name Symbol Value Units
Probability of infection per contact with infective of type-x βx 0.01
Infectious period for infective of type-x 1γx 14 days
Latent period 1κ 7 days
Proportion of type-y infections created by a type-x infective pxy pII = 0.965; pAA = 0.034
Contact rate c 12 People/day
Benefit for being type-x Bx BS = BE = BR = BA = 1; BI = 0 Utils
Mitigation effort a
Cost of mitigation ρa2 ρ = 0.001 Utils
Planning horizon T 12 Days