Research Article

Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Model Based on Poultry Transport Network in China

Table 1

Parameters of system (1).

ParameterInterpretation

All new recruitments of the avian in ith poultry farm
All new recruitments of the avian in backyard poultry farm
The natural death rate (including slaughter) of the avian in different places
The disease-related death rate of the infected avian in different places
The transmission rate from infective avian to susceptible avian in different places
The transport rate of individuals from ith poultry farm to jth live-poultry wholesale market
The transport rate of individuals from jth live-poultry wholesale market to kth wet market
The transport rate of individuals from backyard poultry farm to jth live-poultry wholesale market
The transport rate of individuals from backyard poultry farm to kth wet market
All new recruitments of the human
The natural death rate of the human
The transmission rate from the infective avian in kth wet market to the susceptible human
The transmission rate from the infective avian in backyard farm to the susceptible human
The disease-related death rate of the infected human
The recovery rate of the infective human