Table 2.
The parameter values used in the stochastic EVD model, as reported in [10].
| description | parameter | value |
|---|---|---|
| 1/host life span (and birth rate) | μ | 0.00005 d−1 |
| contact rate for infectious | βi | 0.5 d−1 |
| contact rate for deceased | βd | 0.6 d−1 |
| contact rate for hospitalized | βh | 0.00016 d−1 |
| 1/latency period | σ | 0.1 d−1 |
| 1/recovery period (no hospital) | γir | 0.07 d−1 |
| death rate from EVD | μe | 0.12 d−1 |
| 1/mean time to hospitalization | τ | 0.2 d−1 |
| 1/burial time | δ | 0.33 d−1 |
| 1/recovery period (hospital) | γhr | 0.10 d−1 |
| reservoir transmission | κ | 5 × 10−9 d−1 |