Table 1 Default parameter values. Parameter values and distributions used in the computer simulations.
From: Does reservoir host mortality enhance transmission of West Nile virus?
Parameter | Symbol | Mean value | Distribution | Units | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial number of birds | H | 20 | constant | (number) | Â |
Number of mosquitoes | M | 1,000 | constant | (number) | Â |
Time between blood meals | 1/a | 5.0 | ~ Gamma(10, 0.5) | days | [21, 49] |
Mosquitoes' life expectancy | -ln(p) | 33.3 | ~ Exp(ln(p)) | days | [21] |
Mosquitoes' extrinsic incubation period | n | 7.0 | ~ Gamma(28, 0.25) | days | [50] |
Birds' time to infectiousness | - | 2 | ~ Gamma(8, 0.25) | days | [28, 32] |
Birds' duration of infectiousness | d | 3.25 | Gamma(13, 0.25) | days | [28] |
Probability of bird-mosquito infection | b m | 0.69 | constant | (probability) | [51] |
Probability of mosquito-bird infection | b h | 0.74 | constant | (probability) | [51] |