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. 2020 Mar 27;9:e47003. doi: 10.7554/eLife.47003

Table 2. Parameters from literature and chosen for model.

Parameter Description Value Data source
σO1 Susceptibility (O1s) 0.75 Henderson et al., 1979
ι2 relative infectiousness (O1s) 0.5 Kinyanjui et al., 2015
ν Rate of waning of immunity two per year Agoti et al., 2012
γ1 Rate of recovery for under-ones 1/9 per day Hall et al., 1976
γ2 Rate of recovery for over-ones 1/4 per day Hall et al., 1976
bS Community transmission rate at schools 0,1/3,2/3,1 per day range
η Ageing rate for U1s one per year model choice
ϵ Base external infection rate (whole population) 10 per day model choice