Theory and Modern Applications
Table 1 Summary of constant parameters and their numerical values appearing in the epidemic model
From: A reliable and competitive mathematical analysis of Ebola epidemic model
Notation | Parameter with description | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
λ | Rate of increase (recruitment rate) of susceptible humans | 0.6321 | |
μ | Natural mortality rate of susceptible humans | 0.9704 | |
\(\beta _{1}\) | Rate of infection from susceptible to exposed humans | 0.2877 | |
\(\beta _{2}\) | Rate of infection from exposed to infected humans | 0.7613 | |
\(\beta _{3}\) | Rate of infection from infected to recovered humans | 0.4389 | |
\(\beta _{4}\) | Rate of infection due to wild animals from susceptible to exposed humans | 0.1234 | |
\(\beta _{5}\) | Rate of infection due to wild animals from susceptible to infected humans | 0.2431 | |
\(\beta _{6}\) | Rate of infection due to domestic animals from susceptible to exposed humans | 0.4000 | |
\(\beta _{7}\) | Rate of infection due to domestic animals from susceptible to infected humans | 0.3000 | |
\(\mu _{1}\) | Natural mortality rate of exposed humans | 0.0432 | |
\(\mu _{2}\) | Disease induced mortality rate of exposed humans | 0.2006 | |
\(\mu _{3}\) | Natural mortality rate of infected humans | 0.0656 | |
\(\mu _{4}\) | Disease induced mortality rate of infected humans | 0.9764 | |
\(\mu _{5}\) | Natural mortality rate of recovered humans | 0.6704 |