Table 2 Model parameters and variables
From: Estimating transmission probability in schools for the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in Italy
Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
q c | Within-class infection probability |
q g | Same grade infection probability |
q s | Within-school infection probability |
ε | Outside-school infection probability |
γ | Probability to remain infective for two days |
I t | Number of infective subjects at time t in the whole school |
\({I_{t}^{j}}\) | Number of infective subjects at time t in grade j |
\(I_{t}^{j,h}\) | Number of infective subjects at time t in grade j and class h |
\(S_{t}^{j,h}\) | Number of susceptible individuals at time t of grade j and class h |
n j | Number of classes of grade j |