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Table 3 Model parameters used for numerical simulation.

From: On the effect of postponing pregnancy in a Zika transmission model

Parameter

Description

Value

W

Recruitment rate of \(S_{p}\)

0.0197

\(\mu _{h}\)

Host death rate

\(\frac{1}{70\times 365}\)

\(\beta _{h}\)

Host transmission rate

0.1

\(\gamma _{h}\)

Recovery rate

0.1

δ

Loss of pregnancy

\(\frac{1}{270}\)

α

Birth rate

\(\frac{1}{270}\)

ρ

Probability of vertical transmission

0.5

\(A_{v}\)

Vector recruitment rate

25

\(\mu _{v}\)

Vector death rate

\(\frac{1}{30}\)

\(\beta _{v}\)

Vector transmission rate

0.2