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Table 2 Most important parameters. PRCC: partial rank correlation coefficient (see Appendix 2 [see additional file 2] for definition and references).

From: Logistics of community smallpox control through contact tracing and ring vaccination: a stochastic network model

Parameter

PRCC

Mean Household Size

0.575

Transmission Rate from Close Contacts

0.520

Infectivity prior to rash

0.309

Ring Vaccination Capacity

-0.296

Casual Transmission Probability

0.244

Pre-eruptive infectious period (lower bound)

0.224

Number of Casual Contacts per Day

0.210

Relative Infectiousness of Social/Workplace Contacts

0.200

Fraction of Individuals in Social/Workplace Groups

0.183

Faster Diagnosis due to Awareness of Outbreak

-0.175

Household Tracing Delay

0.104

Pre-eruptive Diagnosis Probability

-0.103

Diagnosis Probability after Rash

-0.103