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

Table 6

Free-living pathogens and their associated environmental parameter values used in simulations.

Parameter	Description	Initial value	Units	Source
	Copepods birth rate	0.75	Copepod	Estimated
	Copepods infection rate	0.7	Larvae	Estimated
	Natural decay rate of copepods	0.005		[15, 16]
	Disease induced death rate of copepods			Estimated
	Copepods saturation constant	20 0000		[15, 16]
	Natural decay rate of Guinea worm eggs	0.333		[15, 16]
	Hatching rate of worm eggs	0.009		Estimated
	Number of Guinea worm larvae hatched	300	Larvae egg	Estimated
	Natural decay rate of Guinea worm larvae	0.0333		[15, 16]
	Larvae saturation constant	5000000		[15, 16]
	Limitation growth rate	0.0991		Estimated