Table 2 Definition of parameters for model two
From: Mathematical models for devising the optimal Ebola virus disease eradication
Parameter | Definition |
|---|---|
ë(t) | Infection force at time t |
âf | Infection rate of un-hospitalized infected people with the household |
ό | Ratio of the transmission rate in the other households in the same community to that within the household |
\({\hat{\text{a}}}_{\text{h}}\) | Infection rate of hospitalized infected people |
\({\hat{\text{a}}}_{\text{b}}\) | Infection rate of an unsafe funeral |
Nf(t) | Number of household of one un-hospitalized infected people at time t |
Na(t) | Number of other household in the community of one un-hospitalized infected people at time t |
Nh(t) | Number of contacts with hospitalized infected people at time t |
I(t) | Number of infected people at time t |
∝ | Isolation rate |
f | Fatality rate |
u | Unsafe funeral ratio |