Modeling the Spread of Tuberculosis in Semiclosed Communities

Table 4

Numerical values for the parameters in the list Λ. Some of the given numerical values for the model parameters are mainly related to the spread of TB in the population at large and are basically taken as reference. Other values assuming for the parameters, different than those given in this table will be clearly indicated in the text.

Parameter	Description	Value
Π	Recruitment rate	200 (assumed)
𝑐	Natural cure rate	0.058 [23, 33, 34]
𝜈	Progression rate from latent TB to active TB	0.0256 [33, 34]
𝜇	Natural mortality rate	0.0222 [2]
𝜇𝑇	Mortality rate due to TB	0.139 [2, 33]
𝑤	Relapse rate	0.005 [2, 33, 34]
𝑞	Probability to develop TB (slow case)	0.85 [2, 33]
𝑓	Probability to develop TB (fast case)	0.70 [2, 33]
𝑝	Proportion of new infections that produce active TB	0.05 [2, 33, 34]
𝑟1	Treatment rates for 𝐼𝐼	0.50 (assumed)
𝑟2	Treatment rates for 𝐼𝑁	0.20 (assumed)