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Table 1 Parameter values used in Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

From: Mathematical modeling of the effects of public health education on tungiasis—a neglected disease with many challenges in endemic communities

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Source

Recruitment rate of susceptible class

Λ

4.4 × 10−3 day−1

[41]

Effective contact rate

β

1.4989 × 10−2 day−1

[42]

Dissemination rate

ε

1.431 × 10−2 day−1

Assumed

Scaling factor

α

0.2–0.990

Assumed

Disease-induced mortality rate

σ

5.0 × 10−2 day−1

[42]

Recovery rate

γ

4.27 × 10−1 day−1

[42]

Per capita natural death rate

μ

1.6 × 10−2 day−1

[41]