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Theory and Modern Applications

Table 1 Description of the dengue model (3) parameters and their possible feasible ranges

From: Analysis of the fractional order dengue transmission model: a case study in Malaysia

Parameter

Biological meaning

Range of values

References

q

Proportion of eggs

0–1

[8]

ϕ

Oviposition rate

0–11.2 per day

[8]

\(\sigma_{A}\)

Transition rate from aquatic to adult

0–0.19 per day

[8]

\(\mu_{A}\)

Average aquatic mortality rate

0.01–0.47 per day

[8]

\(1/\mu_{m}\)

Average lifespan of adult mosquito

11–56 days

[21]

\(1/\mu_{h}\)

Average lifespan of human

73–75 years

[22]

b

The biting rate

0–1 per day

[23]

\(\beta_{m}\)

Transmission probability from human to vector

0.375

[6]

\(\beta_{h}\)

Transmission probability from vector to human

0.375

[6]

\(\gamma_{h}\)

Recovery rate in the host population

0.328833 per day

[21]

\(\rho_{h}\)

Disease-induced death rate for humans

10−3

[24]