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Table 3 Model parameter description and disease input ranges used with supportive references

From: Disease properties, geography, and mitigation strategies in a simulation spread of rinderpest across the United States

 

Parameter description

Baseline

Range

Ref.

T v1

time after first detection in U.S. until vaccine widely available

33.5 days

7-60

N/A

T v2

time after further detection locally until vaccine available

17 days

N/A

N/A

T q

time after detection until quarantine implemented

2 days

1-3

N/A

T c

time after detection until culling implemented

2 days

1-3

N/A

η

number of infected animals needed to trigger official detection

50

N/A

N/A

k

constant of proportionality for long-range movement kernel

0.001

N/A

N/A