Table 1. Parameters and the baseline values used in the rabies transmission model.

Parameters	Values	Details and references
Natural birth rate (b)	2.28×10−4 day-1	[41]
Mortality rate (m)	m = bS/N	-
Importation rate (ε)	0.0082 day-1	Estimated based on incidence data
Latency rate (σ)	0.0448 day-1	[42]
Rabies induced death rate (δ)	0.32 day-1	[42]
Vaccination coverage	50.38%	Survey report
Model parameter representing the likelihood that a susceptible dog will be infected by an infectious dog (p)	1×10−5	Model fitting with R-square = 0.9772
Mean travelling distance of a susceptible dog		Assumed, with sensitivity analysis shown in S2 and S3 Figs
- living in a building near roads with confinable fences	0.1 km
- living in a building near roads without confinable fences	1 km
- living in a building far from roads with confinable fences	0.05 km
- living in a building far from roads without confinable fences	0.5 km
Mean travelling distance of a rabid dog		Assumed, with sensitivity analysis shown in S2 and S3 Figs
- living in a building near roads with confinable fences	0.1 km
- living in a building near roads without confinable fences	5 km
- living in a building far from roads with confinable fences	0.05 km
- living in a building far from roads without confinable fences	2.5 km
Proportion of household with fence	0.48	[43]
Proportion of G1 buildings that own dogs	0.54	[44]
Proportion of G2 buildings that own dogs	0.9	Assumed, with sensitivity analysis shown in S4 Fig
Proportion of G3 buildings that own dogs	0.1	Assumed, with sensitivity analysis shown in S5 Fig
Average number of dogs per dog-owning household	2.67	[43]
Average number of dogs per G2 building	10	Assumed, with sensitivity analysis shown in S6 Fig
Average number of dogs per G3 building	1	Assumed, with sensitivity analysis shown in S7 Fig