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. 2016 Feb 24;13(3):253. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13030253

Table 1.

Parameter notations, biological meanings, values and sources.

Parameter Biological Meaning Bound/Value Source
k1 Heterogeneity level before intervention (10-12,10-4) Assumed
k2 Heterogeneity level after intervention (10-12,10-4) Assumed
β Transmission rate (0.1,10) Assumed
1/α Latent period (2,7) days [48]
1/γ Infectious period (2,10) days [48]
1/μ Expected human lifetime 70 years Assumed