Table 1 Definition of model parameters included in the sensitivity analysis.
From: Targeted strategies for the management of wildlife diseases: the case of brucellosis in Alpine ibex
Symbol | Description (dimension) | Fixed value | Range value | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
\({d}_{dens}\) | Delay between the beginning of the simulations and the relaxation of the density-dependent regulation (years) | [0–10] | * | |
\(K\) | Carrying capacity of the metapopulation (individuals) | [535–591] | † | |
\({d}_{man}\) | Duration of management interventions (years) | 10 | [5–10] | ‡ |
\({n}_{capt}\) | Objective level for the total number of individuals to be captured (per year) | 50 | [0–50] | ‡ |
\({n}_{cull}\) | Objective level for the total number of individuals to be culled (per year) | 20 | [0–20] | ‡ |
\(Se\) | Sensitivity of serologic tests | 0.95 | [0.75–1] | |
\({\nu }_{ven}\) | Probability of successful venereal transmission given contact between an infectious and a susceptible host | [0.005–0.682] | † | |
\({\beta }_{cong}\) | Congenital transmission probability by in utero infection | 0.05 | [0–0.10] | *; [47] |
\({\beta }_{pseu}\) | Pseudo-vertical transmission probability by milk ingestion | 0.05 | [0–0.10] | * |
\({\beta }_{IA}={\beta }_{IB}\) | Per capita probability of one host coming into effective contact with one infectious abortion or birth (per week) | [0.001–0.128] | † | |
γ | Probability of recovery (annual) | 0.16 | [0.11–0.22] | § |