Table 2.
Ebola epidemic parameters and our fitted values.
| Parameter | Description | Fitted value Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| βI0 | Transmission rate in the community before intervention | 1.2596 |
| βI1 | Transmission rate in the community after intervention | 0.3988 |
| βH0 | Transmission rate after hospitalization before intervention | 1.1338 |
| βH1 | Transmission rate after hospitalization after intervention | 0.4418 |
| βF0 | Transmission rate during traditional burial before intervention | 0.9794 |
| βF1 | Transmission rate during traditional burial after intervention | 0.4566 |
| T0 | Duration from beginning of epidemic to invention taken place | 14.8057 |
| q | Measure the speed of transition from β0 to β1 | 36.8342 |
| ℜ0 | Basic reproduction number | 1.9508 |