Table 3.

Parameter values from the best-fit model of respiratory H9N2 AIV shedding and neutralizing antibody response as a result of vaccination.

Parameter	Interpretation	Value	Units
$\beta$	Rate of infection of susceptible target cells	9.74e-05	uV−1d−1
$\alpha$	Rate of virus production	0.21	uVuT−1d−1
$\rho$	Sensitivity of virus production to type-I IFN response	2.28	/
$\mu$	Death rate of infected cells	1.96	d−1
$\delta$	Rate of type-I IFN production	1.13e-07	uFuT−1d−1
$\gamma$	Rate of antibody production post-vaccination	8.29e-04	uAd−1
${\sigma }_V$	Rate of vaccine HA unit clearance	3.42e-03	uAd−1