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. 2019 Dec 6;5:42–60. doi: 10.1016/j.idm.2019.11.001

Table 2.

Parameters and parameter definition.

Parameters Parameters Definition
P proportion of the population that have been vaccinated before and after the outbreak.
1p proportion of the population that are susceptible.
ω Recruitment rate.
q proportion susceptible decrease to become symptomatic carriers.
1-q proportion of susceptible decrease to become asymptomatic carriers.
φ rate at which susceptible population decrease to symptomatic or asymptomatic carriers.
β the rate at which symptomatic carriers decrease to become infected.
α the rate at which asymptomatic carriers decrease to become infected.
σ the rate at which symptomatic carriers decrease to recovered stage after treatment.
Parameters Parameters Definition
τ the rate at which asymptomatic carriers decrease to recovery stage after treatment.
θ the rate at which symptomatic carriers become asymptomatic carries.
Ω the rate at which asymptomatic carriers become symptomatic carries.
μ the natural mortality rate.
ϕ the rate of loss of temporary immunity to become susceptible.
k the proportion of vaccinated population decrease to become symptomatic carriers.
1-k the proportion of vaccinated population decrease to become asymptomatic carriers.
η rate at which vaccinated population decrease to symptomatic and asymptomatic.
δ the rate at which vaccinated population decrease to become susceptible.
γ the rate at which infected individuals turn to recovered state.
ρ the rate at which vaccinated population decrease to become infected.
Π the rate at which the symptomatic carriers decrease to become susceptible.
ξ the rate at which the asymptomatic carriers decrease to become susceptible.
a the rate at which infected decrease to asymptomatic carrier.
the rate at which infected decrease to symptomatic.
χ the rate at which susceptible become infected.
ν the rate at which susceptible become vaccinated.
ς the disease induced death rate.