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Table 1 List of pathogen-specific parameters values and references used to produce Figs. 3 and 4

From: Fomite-mediated transmission as a sufficient pathway: a comparative analysis across three viral pathogens

 

Influenza

Rhinovirus

Norovirus

Pathogen-specific parameters

      

1/γ: Infectious

6

[3840]

10.4

[41]

15

[42]

period (days)

      

α: Shedding rate (pathogen hours −1 people −1)

1×104

[4345]

1×103

[46, 47]

2.88×103

[48, 49]

μF: Inactivation rate

0.121

[5052]

1.44

[53, 54]

0.288

[8]

in fomites (hours −1)

(0.058, 0.121)

(0.990, 1.44)

(0.0006, 0.288)

μH: Inactivation rate

88.2

[13, 50, 52]

0.767

[55]

1.07

[9, 56, 57]

in hands (hours −1)

(55.2, 88.2)

 

(0, 1.07)

τFH: Transfer

0.1

[13, 16, 50, 58]

0.2

[55, 5961]

0.07

[62]

efficacy (F to H) (proportion)

(0.04, 0.16)

(0.1, 0.40)

(0.051, 0.089)

τHF: Transfer

0.025

[13, 16, 50, 58]

0.2

[55, 5961]

0.13

[62]

efficacy (H to F) (proportion)

(0.01, 0.04)

(0.1, 0.40)

(0.094, 0.166)

ϕH: Pathogen

0.15

 

0.15

 

0.90

 

excreted to H (proportion)

(0.10, 0.2)

(0.10, 0.2)

(0.50, 1)

ϕF: Pathogen

1−ϕH

1−ϕH

1−ϕH

excreted to F (proportion)

      

π:Infectivity parameter in contact

 

with x pathogens (unitless) a

6.93e-05

2.46e-3

4.78e-4

aH: rate pathogens are added to hands

α ϕ H

α ϕ H

α ϕ H

(pathogen time −1 people −1)

      

Venue-specific parameters

      

λ: Accessible surfaces (proportion)

(0, 0.6)

(0, 0.6)

(0, 0.6)

κ: fingertip to surface ratio per individual

\(\frac {6e-06}{\lambda }\)

\(\frac {6e-06}{\lambda }\)

\(\frac {6e-06}{\lambda }\)

(1/people) b

      

ρT: Rate of fomite touching (days −1)

(0, 60)

(0, 60)

(0, 60)

ρFH: rate of pathogen pick up from fomites to hand

ρ T τ FH κ

ρ T τ FH κ

ρ T τ FH κ

1/(days × people)

      

ρFH: rate of pathogen deposit from hand to fomite

ρ T τ HF

ρ T τ HF

ρ T τ HF

1/(days × people)

      

aF: rate pathogens are added to fomites

α ϕ F λ

α ϕ F λ

α ϕ F λ

(pathogen days −1 people −1)

      

Cleaning parameters

    

ΘF: Rate of fomite cleaning (days 1)

(0, 2)

(0, 2)

(0, 2)

ΘH: Rate of hand cleaning (days 1)

(0, 3)

(0, 3)

(0, 3)

qF: Fomite cleaning efficacy (proportion)

1

1

1

qH: Hand cleaning efficacy (proportion)

1

1

1

θF: Effective fomite cleaning rate

q F Θ F

q F Θ F

q F Θ F

θH: Effective hand cleaning rate

q H Θ H

q H Θ H

q H Θ H

Fixed parameters (across pathogens

   

and venues)

 

ρ: Inoculation (hours −1)

15.8

[23, 24]

15.8

[23, 24]

15.8

[23, 24]

χ: proportion of pathogens absorbed when

1

1

1

self-inoculation occurs (proportion)

      

a Parameter fixed based on linearization of the dose-response curve

b Parameter fixed based on relative finger to body size.

  1. Point values appear on the left and references to the right. A range is also included for parameters that were used to perform a sensitivity analysis. Derived parameters are shown as a function of the parameters used to derive them. Bold headings are used to separate the table into subsections for legibility