Table 8.
Parameter | Symbol [units] | Value range |
---|---|---|
Force of infection (FOI) | λ [worm/year] | Child: (0, 8) |
Adult: (0, 3) | ||
Maximum egg release | ρ 0 [egg/female] | Child: (10, 70) |
Adult: (1, 25) | ||
Crowding threshold | w 0 [worm] | (50, 200) |
Egg aggregationa,b | r a | (0, 0.1) |
Child FOI for adult calibration | λ C [worm/year] | (0, 8) |
aDimensionless parameter
bAggregation factor for daily egg counts when modelled as a negative binomial distribution