Table 2.
Model parameters and their biological interpretation
| Parameter | Biological meaning |
|---|---|
| a | Average daily rate of biting |
| b | Fraction of bites actually infective to humans |
| δH | Latency rate in humans |
| μH | Human natural mortality rate |
| αH | Dengue mortality in humans |
| γH | Human recovery rate |
| ηH | cηH is the fraction of bites in latent humans that are infective to mosquitoes |
| σH | Loss of immunity rate |
| θH | Loss of infectiousness in humans |
| ΛH | Human immigration rate density explained in the text |
| c | Fraction of bites in infected humans that are infective to mosquitoes |
| μM | Natural mortality rate of mosquitoes |
| γM | Latency rate in mosquitoes |
| ηM | cηM is the fraction of bites of latent mosquitoes that are infective to humans |
| ΛM | Mosquito immigration rate density explained in the text |