Table 1. Equation variable descriptions with corresponding values/equations used.
| ID | Description | Equation/Values | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | Vector bite rate (average per day) | 0.0043*T+0.0943 | [34] | ||
| ß m | Human-to-vector transmission rate (per day) | AL | 0.98 | [35] | |
| IOL | 0.92 | [15] | |||
| ß h | Vector-to-human transmission rate (per day) | AL | 0.56 | [35,36] | |
| IOL | 0.64 | [15] | |||
| M L | Mosquito population density (females seeking bloodmeal per hectare) | Estimated using the CIMSiM model | CIMSiM | ||
| H L | Human population density (per hectare) | Calculated from linear regression of census years from ABS | [26] (ABS) | ||
| γ | Human infectious period (days-1) | AL | Worst-case limit | 7 | [37] |
| Best-case limit | 2 | ||||
| IOL | Worst-case limit | 5 | [38] | ||
| Best-case limit | 2 | ||||
| μ | Vector mortality rate (deaths per day) | 0.8692−0.159*T+0.01116*T2−0.0003408*T3+0.000003809*T4 | [34] | ||
| τ | Extrinsic incubation period (days) | AL | Best-case limit | 11.36 | [39] |
| Worst-case limit | 2.75 | ||||
| IOL | Best-case limit | 11.63 | |||
| Worst-case limit | 3.39 | ||||
| c | Vector control efficiency (rate of mosquito survival after control methods) | Worst-case limit | 0.3 | [40,41] | |
| Best-case limit | 0.1 | ||||
| T | Mean Temperature | From Australian BOM recordings | [25] | ||
AL = ‘Asian Genotype of CHIKV’, IOL = ‘Indian Ocean Lineage of CHIKV’, CIMSiM = ‘Container-Inhabiting Mosquito Simulation’, ABS = ‘Australian Bureau of Statistics’, BOM = ‘Bureau of Meteorology’