Table 2 Parameter values for cysticercosis model (values are expressed per month). Minimum and maximum values were used for the sensitivity analysis

Human population size

10,000

–

–

–

–

Pig population size

2000

–

–

–

–

d _H

0.0015

0.0013

0.0018

Average human life expectancy of 54 years (46, 64)

[56]

d _P

0.083

0.042

0.17

Average age at slaughter: 1 year (0.5, 2)

[14, 28, 57]

d _E ^a

2

0.083

4

Average period of persistence of eggs in environment: 2 weeks (1 week, 3 months)

[50–53, 58]

α

0.042

0.017

0.17

Average lifespan of T. solium: 2 years (0.5, 5)

[59, 60]

τ ^a

2.36 × 10^-10

0.25τ

4τ

–

^b

ϕ

0.8

0.1

0.9

–

[61]

δ

960,000

640,000

1,800,000

–

[60, 62]

ε

0.01

0.0075

0.0125

–

[63]

χ

0.5

0.083

0.68

Assumes 1 pork meal = 200 g; 1.2 kg per capita per annum (0.2 kg, 3.4 kg) = an average 6 pork meals per year

[64]

π _L ^a

0.0084

0.25π _L

4π _L

–

^b

r _consumption

-0.25

-0.66

0

–

^c

r _infection

1

0

2

–

^c

θ ^a

2.45 × 10^-11

0.25θ

4θ

–

^b

r _{Cysticercosis}

1

0

4

–

[65]

η

0.0277

0.00167

0.083

Average duration of cysticercosis infection in humans: 3 years (1, 50)

[66]