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. 2020 Jan 2;14(1):e0007953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007953

Table 2. Avian parameters for the epidemiological model.

Parameter Value Source
Avian fertility rate (day-1) 0.02 until July 15
0 afterwards
[35]
Adult birds death rate (day-1) 0.001 [35]
Juvenile birds death rate (day-1) 0.003 [35]
Length of viremia in birds (days) 5 [36]
Probability of WNV transmission from mosquito to bird per infectious bite 0.94 [37]
Probability of WNV transmission from bird to mosquito per infectious bite exp(10.197+0.365T)1+exp(10.197+0.365T) [12]
Extrinsic incubation period (days) 10.0092T0.132 [38]
Intrinsic incubation period (days) 2 [37]

T is the average daily temperature (°C).