Research Article

Dynamics of Mycobacterium and bovine tuberculosis in a Human-Buffalo Population

Table 2

Description of parameters of the BTB-MTB model (21).

ParameterInterpretation

Recruitment rate of humans
Recruitment rate of buffalos
Natural death rate of humans
Natural death rate of buffalos
Transmission rate of MTB
Transmission rate of BTB
Modification parameter for the reduction in infectiousness of exposed humans in comparison to humans with clinical symptoms of MTB
Modification parameter for the reduction in infectiousness of exposed humans in comparison to humans with clinical symptoms of BTB
Modification parameters for the reduction in infectiousness of exposed buffalos in comparison to buffalos with clinical symptoms of BTB
Modification parameters for the reduction in transmissibility of MTB to buffalos in comparison to humans
Modification parameters for the reduction in transmissibility of BTB to humans in comparison to buffalos
Recovery rate of humans
Recovery rate of buffalos
Progression rate from to class
Progression rate from to class
Progression rate from to class
Progression rate from to class
Progression rate from to class
Exogenous reinfection rate for humans in the class
Exogenous reinfection rate for recovered humans
Exogenous reinfection rate for buffalos in the exposed and recovered classes, respectively
Disease-induced death rate for humans
Disease-induced death rate for buffalos