Estimating the basic reproduction number for single-strain dengue fever epidemics

Table 2 Description of the parameters of the vector-host model ( 1.1)

Parameter	Description	Value	Reference
Π _H	Host recruitment rate	140 week ^-1	assumed
Π _V	Vector recruitment rate	28000 week ^-1	[12]
$\frac{1}{μ}$	Host mortality	3494 weeks	[12]
δ _H	Host disease-induceddeath rate	0.0035 week ^-1	[12]
$\frac{1}{μ_{V}}$	Vector mortality	2 weeks	[12]
δ _V	Vector disease-induceddeath rate	negligible week ^-1	[11]
$\frac{1}{σ_{H}}$	Latency period forexposed hosts	1 week [13]
$\frac{1}{τ_{H}}$	Recovery time for infectedhosts	1 week	[12]
$\frac{1}{σ_{V}}$	Latency period forexposed vectors	$\frac{10}{7}$ weeks	[13]
C _{H V}	Effective contact rate	Variable

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