A Multiscale Model for the World’s First Parasitic Disease Targeted for Eradication: Guinea Worm Disease

Table 4

Human host parameter values used in simulations.

Parameter	Description	Initial values	Units	Source
	Human birth rate	0.1013	People	[14]
	Human infection rate	0.1055	Copepod	Estimated
	Human natural death rate			[15, 16]
	Human recovery rate	0.03		Estimated
	GWD induced death rate			Estimated