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. 2014 Jun 20;70(6):1411–1456. doi: 10.1007/s00285-014-0801-z

Table 2.

Parameter values for numerical examples

In region 1, j=1 In region 2, j=2
βj Effective contact rate 0.35 0.1
dj Mortality rate 1/(70·365) 1/(60·365)
δj Recovery rate 1/7 1/7
Rj(0) Reproduction number 2.449 0.700
From region 1 to region 2 From region 2 to region 1
j=2, k=1 j=1, k=2
βjkT Effective contact rate in the transportation 1.9 1.6
δjkT Recovery rate in the transportation 0.1 0.1
τjk Duration of the transportation 0.8 1
η Reproduction number in the transportation 4.349

Effective contact rate in the region is based on Nichol et al. (2010) for human influenza. In this parameter setting η>R1(0)>R2(0) holds