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Table 2 SIR model parameters

From: Forecasting infectious disease emergence subject to seasonal forcing

Symbol

Definition

Value

β

Transmission rate

varied

ξ

Importation rate

6·10−5 per year

1/γ

Infectious period

14 days

1/μ

Lifespan

70 years

N 0

Initial population size

2·105 individuals