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Table 1 definitions and values of basis parameters used in simulations [5]

From: A model of dengue fever

Name of the parameter

Notation

Base value

transmission probability of vector to human

p hv

0.75

transmission probability of human to vector

p vh

0.75

Bites per susceptible mosquito per day

b s

0.5

Bites per infectious mosquito per day

b i

1.0

Effective contact rate, human to vector

C hv

0.375

Effective contact rate, vector to human

C vh

0.75

Human life span

25000 days

Vector life span

4 days

Host infection duration

3 days