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Table 1 Model parameters regulating efficacy of interventions

From: Containing the accidental laboratory escape of potential pandemic influenza viruses

Variable

Description

Reference (range)

Pc

Infected close contacts detection probability

0.6 (0.4 to 1)

Pg

Infected random contacts detection probability

Pc × 0.5 (0.1 to 1)

Pr

Infected random contacts self-reporting probability

Pg × 0.8 (0.5 to 1)

Ti

Delay from initial warning to intervention

3 (0 to 30) days

Tt

Delay from case detection to household quarantine

1 (0 to 4) days

Tp

Duration of schools and workplaces closure

21 (0, 7, 14, 21, 28) days

Dp

Radius for schools and workplaces closure

30 (0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 50>) km

Fs

Fraction of closed schools

0.9 (0 to 0.9)

Fw

Fraction of closed workplaces

0 (0 to 0.5)