Research Article
A Mathematical Model for Nipah Virus Infection
Table 1
Description and values of parameters.
| Parameter | Description | Parameter values | Source |
| | Recruitment rate to susceptible class | 6102 day−1 | [22] | | Rate of infection from dead bodies of infected individuals | 0.65 day−1 | Assumed | | Rate of infection from infected individuals | 0.75 day−1 | [22] | | Rate of loss of immunity | 0.85 day−1 | Assumed | | Rate of recovered individuals from infected class | 0.09 day−1 | [22] | | Rate of disposition (burial/cremation) of dead bodies | Variable | Assumed | | Natural death rate | 0.000038642 day−1 | [22] | | Rate of disease-induced death | 0.76 day−1 | [22] | | Fraction of dead bodies that are not handled safely | [0, 1] | Assumed |
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