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. 2017 Aug 31;4:141. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2017.00141

Table 1.

List of model parameters and their values for a risk assessment of canine rabies entry via Indonesian fishing boats into north-west Cape York Peninsula and rabies introduction to a resident dog in Seisia, Queensland, Australia.

Node Parameter Description Value Source
1 Probability boat carrying at least one dog PERT (min, most likely, max) 0.0217, 0.1196, 0.4329 Expert opinion
2 Prevalence of rabies in Indonesia (0—1) Uniform (min, max) 0.0001, 0.05 Kitala et al. (24); Cleaveland et al. (25); Kayali et al. (26); Tenzin et al. (5); Tenzin et al. (6); Mustiana (22); Putra et al. (4)
3 Incubation period (days) Lognormal (mean, SD) 23.6, 17.3 Tojinbara et al. (27)
Clinical period (days) Gamma (shape, rate) 2.83, 0.91 Hampson et al. (28)
Duration of travel (days) Empirical (min, median, max) 1.092, 4.711, 24.61 Expert opinion
Probability arrives in incubation period Empirical (min, median, max) 0.6386, 0.6528, 0.6715 Derived from expert opinion parameters
Probability arrives in clinical period Empirical (min, median, max) 0.1548, 0.1708, 0.1809 Derived from expert opinion parameters
Probability dies during travel Empirical (min, median, max) 0.1654, 0.1764, 0.1902 Derived from expert opinion parameters
4 Duration of stay (days) Empirical (min, median, max) 0.956, 5.177, 109.7 Expert opinion
Probability apparently healthy dog disembarks <5 days stay PERT (min, most likely, max) 0.0213, 0.0851, 0.1 Expert opinion
Probability apparently healthy dogs disembarks ≥5 days stay PERT (min, most likely, max) 0.0213, 0.0851, 0.319 Expert opinion
Combined probability apparently healthy dog disembarks Empirical (min, median, max) 0.023, 0.08545, 0.300 Derived from expert opinion parameters
Probability a clinically affected dog disembarks PERT (min, most likely, max) 0.021, 0.021, 0.051 Expert opinion
5 Probability a boat lands on Seisia beach Point value 0.0455 Expert opinion
Total daily beach-minutes (minutes) Empirical (min, median, max) 141, 379, 7,710 Field data
Daily probability that a resident dog is on Seisia beach Empirical (min, median, max) 0.089, 0.264, 0.556 Field data
6 Probability dog develops furious rabies Uniform (min, max) 0.1, 0.6 Vaughn et al. (29); Fekadu and Shaddock (30); Foggin (31)
Probability dog develops dumb rabies Uniform (min, max) 1—Uniform (0.1, 0.6) n/a
Probability of dog bite if dumb form Uniform (min, max) 0.001, 0.1 Field data
Probability of dog bite if furious form Uniform (min, max) 0.5, 0.8 Hampson et al. (28)
7 Probability of rabies development after bite Uniform (min, max) 0.35, 0.52 Hampson et al. (28)
8 Number of boats that arrive the north-west Cape York Peninsula/year Empirical (min, median, max) 1, 6, 23 Expert opinion
Number of boats that arrive in the NPA (Seisia)/year Empirical (min, median, max) 0.0455 × empirical (1, 6, 23) Derived from expert opinion parameters
Number of dogs per boat Empirical (min, median, max) 1, 2, 5 Expert opinion

Probabilities are given in the range 0–1.