Table 2.
Parameters of the model and their description.
| Parameter | Description | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| π a | Per-capita livestock birth rate | 0.1 | [37] |
| ϕ a | Livestock vaccination rate | 0.7 | [37] |
| π h | Per-capita human birth rate | 0.02 | [38] |
| σ | Human recovery rate | 0.25 | [37] |
| μ h | Per-capita human natural death rate | 0.02 | [38] |
| ψ | Livestock vaccine efficacy waning rate | 0.4 | [31] |
| β a | Within-livestock transmission rate | 0.0011 | [31] |
| d | Gradual culling of seropositive livestock | 0.35 | [31] |
| μ a | Per-capita livestock natural mortality rate | 0.25 | [31] |
| π w | Per-capita wild animal birth rate | 0.08 | [39] |
| β w | Within-wild animal transmission rate | 0.05 | [39] |
| α w | Brucella from B to wild animal transmission rate | 0.00035 | [3] |
| μ w | Per-capita natural death rate of wild animals | 0.07 | [39] |
| α | Brucella from B to livestock transmission rate | 0.00035 | [3] |
| α h | Brucella from B to human transmission rate | 0.002 | [37] |
| ρ | Brucella shedding rate of infected livestock | 0.5 | [37] |
| ρ w | Brucella shedding rate of infected wild animals | 15 | [30] |
| β h | Livestock to human transmission rate | 0.0002 | [37] |
| ε | Decaying rate of Brucella in the environment | 8 | [31] |
| τ | Environmental hygiene and sanitation rate | 12 | [3] |