Table 2. Parameters used in model 2.
| Parameters | Meaning | Value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| r1 | Contact rate between a larva and a person | 2 × 10−17 | Assumeda |
| r2 | Contact rate between a larva and a rodent | 2 × 10−11 | Assumeda |
| µR | Mortality rate of rodents | 1 | Same as BRa |
| µLQ | Mortality rate of questing larva | 1.5 | Calculatedb |
| µLF | Mortality rate of feeding larva | 7.92 | Calculatedb |
| µA | Mortality rate of adult mite | 0.08 | Yu and Tesh36 |
| γH | Recovery rate of infected humans | 2 | Plamer et al.1 |
| THL | Transmission probability to humans from a larva bite | 0.75 | Same as TRLa |
| TRL | Transmission probability to rodents from a larva bite | 0.75 | Lerdthusnee et al.33 |
| TLR | Transmission probability to larva from rodent contact | 0.09 | Takahashi et al.34 |
| BR | Birth rate of rodents | 1 | Yoon et al.35 |
| BM | Birth rate of mites | 20 | Kim et al.3 |
| ε | Trans-ovarian transmission probability of mites | 0.9 | Shin et al.37 |
| G | Growth rate | 0.084 | Calculatedb |
aSame as model 1 parameters. bCalculated to satisfy the assumption of fixed population size (the calculation process is described in the text).