Table 1 Parameters’ description
From: Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis: extinction or outbreak
Parameter | Description | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
\(\Lambda _{H}\) | Human recruitment rate | 100 | Mwasunda et al. 2022 |
\(\Lambda _{P}\) | Pigs’ recruitment rate | 1450 | Mwasunda et al. 2021 |
\(\mu _{H}\) | Human natural mortality rate | 0.0141 | Mwasunda et al. 2021 |
\(\mu _{P}\) | Pigs’ natural mortality rate | 0.996 | Mwasunda et al. 2021 |
\(\mu _E\) | Taenia solium eggs natural mortality | 0.95 | Assumed |
\(\alpha _H\) | Rate at which human consume infectious pork | 0.012 | Mwasunda et al. 2021 |
\(\alpha _m\) | Proportion of infectious pork that decays | 0.3 | Assumed |
\(\alpha _C\) | Human cysticercosis induced mortality | 0.15 | Assumed |
\(\alpha _P\) | Rate at which susceptible pigs are slaughtered | 0.0252 | Assumed |
\(\gamma _P\) | Rate of producing cysts in infected pork | 0.132 | Assumed |
\(\gamma _E\) | Rate at which infected human release Taenia solium eggs in the environment | 0.35 | Assumed |
\(\beta _T\) | Probability of acquiring Taenia solium taeniasis per contact by human | 0.011 | Assumed |
\(\beta _C\) | Probability of acquiring Taenia solium cysticercosis per contact by human | 0.0123 | Assumed |
\(\beta _P\) | Probability of acquiring Taenia solium cysticercosis per contact by pig | 0.00108 | Assumed |
r | Number of contacts a human makes with Taenia solium eggs in the environment | 0.125 | Assumed |
\(c_P\) | Number of contacts a pig makes with Taenia solium eggs in the environment | 2 | Assumed |