Modeling the Transmission Dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis

Table 4

Parameter values of the model system 3.1.

Parameter	Interpretation	Value yr^−1	Source
ΛH	Human recruitment rate	36	[16]
β1	Human infection rate from infected human	0.35	Estimated
β2	Human infection rate from infected animals	0.55	[29]
β3	Human infection rate from infected dairy products	0.999	Estimated
β4	Rate of cow infected via human	0.25	Estimated
β5	Rate of cow infected via animal	0.6	[15]
Λa	Animal recruitment rate	200	[15]
β6	Rate of animals infected via dairy products	0.34	Estimated
μH	Human natural death rate	0.01	[16]
αH	Human death rate due to disease induced	0.139	[16]
γa	Progression rate from Ea to Ia	0.18	[30]
αa	Animal death due to disease induced	0.0304	[15]
γH	Progression rate from EH to IH	0.18	Estimated
μa	Animal natural death rate	0.05	Estimated
ρ	Dairy production rate	0.69	Estimated
ω	Rate of decaying dairy products	0.4	Estimated