From: Forecast analysis of the incidence of tuberculosis in the province of Quebec
Symbol | Meaning | Typical value | Source |
---|---|---|---|
b | Birth/immigration rate | 0.03/person/year | [11] |
μ | Death rate | 0.007/person/year | [11] |
β | Transmission Parameter | 5/person/year | Fitting |
q | Proportion of exposed immigrants | 0.01 | [2] |
α | Probability of infectiousness | 0.1 | [5] |
K | Rate of progression | 0.05/person/year | |
γ1 | Rate of recovery (latent) | 0.22/person/year | [5] |
γ2 | Rate of recovery (infectious) | 0.87/person/year |