Table 1 Parameter definitions, values and ranges for two-region model
From: Estimation of Zika virus prevalence by appearance of microcephaly
Parameter | Definition (time-1) | Estimated baseline value (day-1) | Range (day-1) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
\( {\beta}_V{{{}_{{}_1}}_{H_1}}_{,\kern0.5em }{\beta}_{V_2{H}_2} \) | Transmission rate, mosquitoes to humans within region | 0.105 | 0.0975 to 0.1125 | [17] |
\( {\beta}_H{{{}_{{}_1}}_{V_1}}_{,\kern0.5em }{\beta}_{H_2{V}_2} \) | Transmission rate, humans to mosquitoes within region | 0.105 | 0.0975 to 0.1125 | [17] |
\( {\beta}_V{{{}_{{}_1}}_{H_2}}_{,\kern0.5em }{\beta}_{V_2{H}_1} \) | Transmission rate, mosquitoes to humans between regions | 0.00003 | 0.00003 to 0.00006 | |
\( {\beta}_H{{{}_{{}_1}}_{V_2}}_{,\kern0.5em }{\beta}_{H_2{V}_1} \) | Transmission rate, humans to mosquitoes between regions | 0.00003 | 0.00003 to 0.00006 | |
1/ γ B | Mean infectious period from blood | 7 | 4 to 11 | [30] |
1/ γ B + 1/ γ B | Mean infectious period from semen | 62 | 57 to 67 | |
\( {\beta}_{M_1{F}_1,\kern0.5em }{\beta}_{M_2{F}_2} \) | Transmission rate, males to females within region | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 | Estimated |
\( {\beta}_{M_1{F}_2,\kern0.5em }{\beta}_{M_2{F}_1} \) | Transmission rate, males to females between region | 0.01 | 0.005-0.105 | Estimated |
d | Death rate of mosquitoes | 1/50 | [31] |