Table 1.

Summary of parameter values for models (3.1) and (3.2).

parameter	interpretation	values modelled	units
${\mathcal{R}}_0$	basic reproduction number	[3, 7]	–
μ	combined removal rate from I compartment	$[\frac{365}{24},\frac{365}{14}]$	yr−1
γ	recovery rate for infected individuals	$[0.7\times \frac{365}{24},0.7\times \frac{365}{14}]$	yr−1
ε	death rate for infected individuals	$[0.3\times \frac{365}{24},0.3\times \frac{365}{14}]$	yr−1
δ	death rate for non-infected individuals (computed annually as δt)	Hida: [0.014, 0.12]	yr−1
		British India: [0.036, 0.042]
		Sweden: [0.021, 0.032]
α	births (computed annually as αt)	Hida: [46, 136]	people · yr−1
		British India: [8.8 × 106, 1.2 × 107]
		Sweden: [2.6 × 104, 6.9 × 104]
β	infectivity parameter	Hida: [0.005, 0.47]	people−1 · yr−1
		British India: [1.6 × 10−7, 8.7 × 10−7]
		Sweden: [1.7 × 10−5, 2.2 × 10−4]