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Table 3 The analysis of infected people each day by different transmission paths

From: Mathematical models for devising the optimal Ebola virus disease eradication

Paths

Household

Community

Hospital

Funeral

Infected people

(1 − á)I(t)

(1 − á)I(t)

áI(t)

ufI(t)

Infection force ë(t)

â f /N f(t)

ó \(\hat{a}_{f}\) /N a(t)

\(\hat{a}_{h}\) /N h(t)

\(\hat{a}_{b}\) /N f(t)  + ó \(\hat{a}_{b}\) /N a(t)

Total infection cases

(1 − á)I(t) \(\hat{a}_{f}\) /N f(t)

(1 − á)I(t) ó \(\hat{a}_{f}\) /N a(t)

áI(t) \(\hat{a}_{h}\) /N h(t)

\(ufI(t)\left( {\hat{a} _{b} /N_{{f(t)}} + \acute{o} \hat{a} _{b} /N_{{a(t)}} } \right)\)