Table 1 Model parameters of the simulation model

Aggregation of parasites in hosts

k = 0.35 [28]

Relative exposure and contribution to the reservoir (assuming no difference between males and females)

0–15 years old: 0.12; 15–25 years old: 1; 25+ years: 0.07 [28]

Average worm lifespan

2 years (assuming an exponential distribution) [20]

Female worm fecundity

γ = 0.02 (assuming exponential saturation) [28]

Survival of infective material in the environmental reservoir

mean = 12 days (exponential survival) [20]

Drug efficacy

0.940 for albendazole [37]