Table 1.
The parameters and variables for the RVF model and their dimensions
| Symbol | Description | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| bh/dh | Buffalo per-capita birth/death rates | Day−1 |
| bv/dv | Mosquito per-capita birth/death rates | Day−1 |
| Ho | Stable buffalo population in absence of disease | Animals |
| Vo | Stable adult female mosquito population | Animals |
| γe | Mosquito hatch and emergence rate | Day−1 |
| λv | Contact/transmission rate for mosquitoes | Day−1 |
| λh | Contact/transmission rate for buffalo | Day−1 |
| γh | Rate buffalo move from infectious to recovered | Day−1 |
| δh | Rate at which buffalo die from RVF | Day−1 |
| νv | Rate mosquitoes move from incubating to infectious | Day−1 |
| φv | Proportion of infectious mosquitoes that lay infectious eggs | Dimensionless |
| Sh | Susceptible buffalo | Animals |
| Ih | Infectious buffalo | Animals |
| Rh | Recovered and immune buffalo | Animals |
| Se | Susceptible eggs/larvae | Animals |
| Ie | Infectious eggs/larvae | Animals |
| Sv | Susceptible adult female mosquitoes | Animals |
| Ev | Incubating, or exposed, adult female mosquitoes | Animals |
| Iv | Infectious adult female mosquitoes | Animals |