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Table 3 Values and ranges of the parameters in model ( 4 ) and model ( 1 )

From: Mathematical assessment of the effect of traditional beliefs and customs on the transmission dynamics of the 2014 Ebola outbreaks

Parameter

Baseline value

Range

Reference

β C ,β H

0.3045

[0.2741 to 0.339]/day

Fitted

Π C

555/day

 

Estimated using [31]

Π RH ,Π V ,Π H

400/day

[10 to 800]/day

Variable

μ H

0.00004/day

[ 1/[80×365] to 1/[58×365]]/day

[53,54]

ψ H

(1/10)/day

[1/1,000 to 1]/day

Assumed

τ C , τ Ci , τ Hi , i=1,2

0.21/day

[0.1 to 0.5]/day

[55]

ϕ C

1.2532

[1.1282 to 1.3785]

Fitted

ϕ H

1

 

Fitted

σ C ,σ V ,σ H

0.5239/day

[0.4715 to 0.5763]/day

Fitted

α C ,α H

0.5472/day

[0.4925 to 0.6019]/day

Fitted

f,h

0.42, 0.48/day

[0.42 to 0.8]/day

[16,18]

g

0.5/day

[0.5 to 0.8]/day

[18]

ω CH ,ω CN

0.21/day

[0.1 to 0.5], [0.15 to 0.25]/day

Fitted

ω RH

0.5/day

[0.5 to 1.0]/day

Fitted

ε

0.21/day

[0.1 to 0.5]/day

Variable

γ C ,γ H

0.5366/day

[0.4829 to 0.5903]/day

Fitted

δ C ,δ H

(1/2)/day

[1/2 to 1]/day

[18]

ρ V ,ρ R V

0.271/hour

[0 to 1/2], 1/7/hour

[55]

ρ H ,ρ R H

0.071/hour

[1/16 to 1/12], [1/12 to 1/8]/hour

[55]