From: A rationale for continuing mass antibiotic distributions for trachoma
Parameter | Definition | Value | Units | Estimated or Known |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | Number of children in a village | 100 | people | Known |
I | Number of children infected | varies by time | people | Known |
period | Weeks between a mass treatment | 26 | weeks | Known |
c*f | Effective Coverage | 90% | percentage | Known |
γ | Rate of recovery | 0.017 | 1/weeks | Estimated using MLE |
β | Rate of infection transmission | 0.047 | 1/weeks | Estimated using MLE |