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Parameter
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Meaning
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Values used in the numerical simulation
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|---|
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λ(a, t)
|
Force of Infection
|
Calculated
|
|
μ(a, t)
|
Natural Mortality Rate
|
0.0133 year-1a
|
|
α
NN(a, t)
|
Disease-induced Mortality Rate for non-notified individuals
|
b
|
|
α
N(a, t)
|
Disease-induced Mortality Rate for notified individuals
|
b
|
|
γ
NN(a, t)
|
Recovery Rate for non-notified individuals
|
Assumed negligible
|
|
γ
N(a, t)
|
Recovery Rate for notified individuals
|
Assumed negligible
|
|
κ(a, t)
|
Notification Rate
|
0.0125 year-1 [16]
|
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aFrom demographic data of Brazil
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bConstructed as equal to 0.15/{1 + exp.(−0.1(a − 57.31))} year−1 as in [16]
