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Table 2 Interpretation of the model (2)

From: The basic reproductive ratio of Barbour’s two-host schistosomiasis model with seasonal fluctuations

Parameter

Interpretation

a 1(t)

the infection rate from snail to human at time t

a 2(t)

the infection rate from snail to bovine at time t

b 1(t)

the infection rate from human to snail at time t

b 2(t)

the infection rate from bovine to snail at time t

g 1

the recovery rate for human host infections

g 2

the recovery rate for bovine host infections

Δ

the density of snails

Σ1

the density of human hosts

Σ2

the density of bovine hosts

μ

per capita removal rate of infected snails

  1. Abbreviations: P 1, prevalence of infection in the human host population; P 2, the prevalence of infection in the bovine host population; y, the proportion of infected snails