Table 1.
Description of parameters of model (1).
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| Λ | Recruitment rate for humans |
| dh | Natural death rate of humans |
| dr | Natural death rate of rodents |
| δs,δq,δT | Disease-induced death rates for infected human compartments |
| κ | Average per capita contact rate in the community |
| b | Transmission probability per contact |
| q | Quarantine rate of susceptible individuals |
| βm,βq,βT | Relative human-to-human transmissibilities for various compartments |
| βr | Rodent-to-rodent transmission rate |
| Baseline value of human-to-rodent transmission rates | |
| Baseline value of rodent-to-human transmission rate | |
| θ | Proportion of asymptomatic infections |
| ηs,ηq | Progression rate from (Is,Iq) to IT |
| γm,γq,γT | Humans recovery rates |
| νu,νq | Humans incubation rates |
| ξ | Rate of relapse from Rh to Sh |
| rq | Rate of release from quarantine |
| σ | Maximum growth rate of the rodents |
| Baseline value of maximal carrying capacity of rodents | |
| a,c | Seasonality parameters |