Theory and Modern Applications
Table 2 Parameters’ description and their values (unit: \(yr^{-1}\))
Parameter | Description | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
ψ | Per capita recruitment rate of human population | 2247 | [37] |
\(\mu _{h}\) | Per capita natural death rate of humans | 0.0141 | [32] |
\(\mu _{d}\) | Human cysticercosis induced death rate | 0.0925 | [32] |
Λ | Per capita recruitment rate of pig population | 1450 | Assumed |
\(\gamma _{p}\) | T. solium eggs to pig transmission coefficient | 0.01 | [16] |
\(\alpha _{p}\) | Rate of eating raw/undercooked infected pork | 0.012 | Assumed |
ρ | Harvesting rate of susceptible pigs | 0.252 | Assumed |
ω | Slaughter rate of infected pigs | 0.083×4 | [16] |
\(\mu _{p}\) | Per capita natural death rate of pigs | 0.083×12 | [34] |
δ | Proportion of unconsumed infected pork | 0.358 | Assumed |
ϕ | Per capita recruitment rate of cattle population | 750 | Assumed |
\(\gamma _{c}\) | T. saginata eggs to cattle transmission coefficient | 0.00625 | Assumed |
\(\alpha _{b}\) | Rate of eating raw/undercooked infected beef | 0.023 | Assumed |
σ | Harvesting rate of susceptible cattle | 0.213 | Assumed |
η | Slaughter rate of infected cattle | 0.235 | Assumed |
\(\mu _{c}\) | Per capita natural death rate of cattle | 0.33 | [32] |
ϵ | Proportion of unconsumed infected beef | 0.225 | Assumed |
\(\beta _{T}\) | Probability of humans getting taeniasis | 0.093 | Assumed |
ν | Defecation rate by humans with taeniasis | 0.150 | Assumed |
θ | T. solium eggs to human cysticercosis transmission coeffient | 0.00523 | Assumed |
\(\mu _{e}\) | Per capita death rate of taenia eggs | 10.42 | [32] |