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. 2004 Jul 9;101(29):10839–10844. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0402000101

Table 1. Key model parameters, including symbol, description, and sample ranges used in the LHS sensitivity analysis.

Parameter Description LHS range, min/max
C Mean number of contacts per host 4:12
ρ Degree of randomness in the host contact network NA
1/μ Average duration of infection 3:10
1/σ Average duration of immunity 10:30
β Probability of transmission (to a completely susceptible host) 0.2:0.8
R Probability of recombination per allele 0.01:0.1
τ Probability of allelic mutation per allele 0.001:0.005
γ Degree of cross-immunity 0.02:4
N Number of immunodominant loci 2:4
P Host population size 100:500

For the LHS analysis, we used a uniform probability distribution function for each range of parameter values. NA, not applicable; min/max, ratio of minimum to maximum values.