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Table 1 Definition and values of parameters in simulations

From: Assessing potential countermeasures against the dengue epidemic in non-tropical urban cities

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Source

Fixed parameters

   

Host population (Meguro City, Tokyo)

N h

2.7×105

[16]

Host population in the high-risk (H) area

\(N_{\mathrm {h}}^{\mathrm {H}}\)

N h×1/31

 

Host population in the low-risk (L) area

\(N_{\mathrm {h}}^{\mathrm {L}}\)

N h×30/31

 

Transmission rate (vector to host)

b

0.46

[25]

Transmission rate (host to vector)

c

0.83

[25]

Host recovery rate

γ

1/7

[26]

Vector birth rate

μ b

1/30

[18]

Vector natural mortality rate

\(\mu _{\mathrm {m}}^{\text {nt}}\)

1/30

[18]

Uncertain parameters

   

Biting rate

a

0.122 (base case)

 

Vector excess mortality rate

\(\mu _{\mathrm {m}}^{\text {ex}}\)

0 (base case)

 

Number of vectors per host in the H area

r H

100 (base case)

[18, 19]

Number of vectors per host in the L area

r L

0.22 (base case)

 

Host mobility rate (from the L to H area)

w HL

0.078 (base case)

 

Host mobility rate (from the H to L area)

w LH

\(w_{\text {HL}}N_{\mathrm {h}}^{\mathrm {L}}/N_{\mathrm {h}}^{\mathrm {H}}\)

 

Quarantine proportion

q

0 (base case)