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. 2016 Jul 7;6:29262. doi: 10.1038/srep29262

Table 1. Model parameters.

Symbol Description Value Range Source
βU Transmission rate from undetected cases 0.0969 [0, 0.184] see text
βF Transmission rate from funerals 1.26 [0, 2.502] see text
bj Fraction of exposures that enter infectious class Ij 1 [0, 1] varies
1/σ Mean time spent in the E class 10d 20
1/γU Mean time spent in infectious class IU 10d 20
1/δ Mean time spent undetected 3.5d 20
1/γj Mean time spent in infectious class Ij, j = {H, Q} 6.5d see text
dj Fraction of individuals in class Ij who die 0.7 20
fj Fraction of deceased given an unsafe funeral 1 [0, 1] varies
1/α Mean time spent in the funeral class 1d [1, 5]d 10
1/μ per capita death rate 55y 46–62y 24
1/ρ Movement from home population 0 [0, 500] varies
1/τ Movement into home population 0 [0, 500] varies