Parameter | Description |
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β C ,β H | Effective contact (transmission) rate in the community/hospital |
Π C ,Π RH ,Π V ,Π H | Recruitment rates |
μ H | Natural death rate |
τ C , τ Ci , τ Hi (i=1,2) | Modification parameters for infectiousness |
ϕ C ,ϕ H | Strengths of traditional belief systems and customs in community and hospital |
σ C ,σ H | Progression rates of symptomatic individuals in the community and hospital |
α C ,α H | Progression rates of early symptomatic individuals in the community and hospital |
g | Fraction of symptomatic individuals who are hospitalized |
h | Fraction of symptomatic non-hospitalized individuals who recovered |
f | Fraction of symptomatic hospitalized individuals who recovered |
ω CN ,ω RH | Hospitalization rates of symptomatic individuals in the community and health-care workers |
ω CH | Rate of escape from hospitalization |
ε | Efficacy of hospitalization in preventing the escape of Ebola-infected patients |
ε D | Efficacy of hospital-sanctioned burial (burial squad efficacy) |
p D | Strength of cultural compliance/acceptance of the burial squad |
γ C ,γ H | Recovery rates of symptomatic individuals in the community and hospital |
δ C ,δ H | Cremation/burial rates of Ebola-deceased individuals in the community and hospital |
ρ V ,ρ RV | Transition rates of visitors between the community and the hospital |
ρ H ,ρ RH | Transition rates of health-care workers between the community and hospital |