Table 1.

Model parameters of the simulation model

Model parameter description	Value
Aggregation of parasites in hosts	k = 0.35 [28]
Relative exposure and contribution to the reservoir (assuming no difference between males and females)	0–15 years old: 0.12; 15–25 years old: 1; 25+ years: 0.07 [28]
Average worm lifespan	2 years (assuming an exponential distribution) [20]
Female worm fecundity	γ = 0.02 (assuming exponential saturation) [28]
Survival of infective material in the environmental reservoir	mean = 12 days (exponential survival) [20]
Drug efficacy	0.940 for albendazole [37]