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. 2019 Aug 30;14(8):e0220738. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220738

Table 2. Description of the model parameters together with their assumed value ranges considered in this study.

Param. Description Value Reference
λN Replacment rate of non-vaccinated susceptible pigs 0 − 0.0017 [4850]
λV Replacment rate of vaccinated susceptible pigs 0 − 0.0017 [4850]
βNN Transmission rate between non-vaccinated pigs 0.030 − 0.426 [43, 49, 51, 52]
βNV, βVN Transmission rates between vac. and non-vac. pigs 0 − 0.426 Estimated by relations (7a) & (8a)
βVV Transmission rate between vaccinated pigs 0 − 0.426 Estimated by relations (7a) & (8b) (see also Ref. [43, 52])
γN Recovery rate of non-vaccinated pigs 0.004 − 0.1428 [43, 49, 50]
γV Recovery rate of vaccinated pigs 0.0057 − 0.1 Estimated by relation (9) (see also Ref. [43, 49, 53, 54])
μ Death/removal rate 0 − 0.037 [43, 49, 51, 52]
d Death rate due to infection 0 − 0.001 Estimated
R0N Basic reproductive ratio of non-vaccinated pigs 1 − 9.04 [43, 49, 52, 55]
R0V Basic reproductive ratio of vaccinated pigs 0 − 7.1 Estimated by relations (3) & (7)–(9) (see also Ref. [43, 49, 52])