Table 1. Epidemiological parameters for A. lumbricoides and hookworm.

Model parameter description	A. lumbricoides	Hookworm
Transmission rate (R0)	1.6–3.0	1.6–3.0
Aggregation of parasites in hosts (k)	0.285 [23]	0.35 [24]
Relative exposure and contribution to the reservoir by age group (assuming no difference between males and females)	- 0–5 years old: 1.61 - 5–10 years old: 1.54 - 10–20 years old: 1 - 20–30 years old: 0.9 - 30–45 years old: 0.59 - 45+ years old: 0.5 [27]	- 0–2 years old: 0.03 - 3–5 years old: 0.09 - 5–15 years old: 1 - 15+ years: 2.5 [26]
Average worm lifespan	1 year (assuming an exponential distribution) [28]	2 years (assuming an exponential distribution) [28]
Female worm fecundity	0.07 [16]	0.02 (assuming exponential saturation) [27]
Reservoir decay rate	mean = 2 months [27]	mean = 12 days [28]
Drug efficacy (egg reduction rate)	0.99 [29]	0.948 [29]
Sensitivity diagnostics (PCR)	0.94 (fertilized and unfertilized eggs) [25]	0.94 (fertilized eggs only) [25]