Table 1 Input parameters included in the sensitivity analysis of the different outputs
Outputs (Steps) | Inputs |
|---|---|
Probability of Culicoides infection (per month) | Proportion of bites on cattle and on sheep Within farm prevalence in cattle Within farm prevalence in sheep Probability of viraemia month 0 to 3 in cattle and sheep Proportion of bites on infectious host that infect a midge Proportion of bites per infectious midge that infect a host Longevity of Culicoides (per month) Mean number of blood meals (per month) |
Probability of surviving the EIP and the TNBM (per month) | Longevity of Culicoides (per month) Extrinsic Incubation Period (per month) Time to the Next Blood Meal (per month) |
Probability of effective transmission | Proportion of bites on cattle and on sheep Proportion of bites per infectious midge that infect a host |