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Theory and Modern Applications

Table 1 Model parameters

From: Optimal control of Zika virus infection by vector elimination, vector-to-human and human-to-human contact reduction

Parameters

Description

Value

Reference

a

Biting rate of mosquito (number of bites per mosquito per day)

0.5

[18]

b

Probability of transmission from an infectious mosquito to a susceptible human per bite (dimensionless)

0.4

[18]

c

Probability of transmission from a symptomatically infected human to a susceptible mosquito per bite (dimensionless)

0.5

[19]

β

Transmission rate from a symptomatically infected humans to susceptible humans (per day)

0.05

[7]

K

Relative human-to-human transmissibility of exposed to symptomatically infected humans (dimensionless)

0.6

[7]

τ

Relative human-to-human transmissibility of convalescent to symptomatically infected humans (dimensionless)

0.3

[7]

η

Relative human-to-mosquito transmission probability of exposed humans to symptomatically infected human (dimensionless)

0.1

[7]

θ(%)

Proportion of symptomatic infections (dimensionless)

18

[20]

\(1/ \alpha_{h} \)

Intrinsic incubation period (days)

5

[21]

\(1/\alpha_{v} \)

Extrinsic incubation period (days)

10

[18]

\(1/\gamma_{h1}\)

Period of acute phase (days)

5

[21]

\(1/\gamma_{h2}\)

Period of convalescent phase (days)

20

[4]

\(1/\gamma_{h}\)

Period of asymptomatic infection (days)

7

[7]

\(1/\mu_{v}\)

Mosquito lifespan (days)

14

[18, 19]