Research Article

Assessing the Impact of Optimal Health Education Programs on the Control of Zoonotic Diseases

Table 3

Sensitivity indices of model parameters to .

ParameterDefinitionSensitivity index

Natural death rate (humans)-0.107749
Natural death rate (cattle)-0.657185
Disease related death rate (cattle)-0.083362
Culling rate-0.504128
Cattle-to-cattle transmission0.377568
Brucella-to-cattle transmission0.765102
Cattle-to-human transmission0.110828
Brucella-to-human transmission0.046502
Brucella shedding by infected cattle0.754275
Brucella shedding by infected humans0.05733
Decay rate of brucella in the environment-0.811605
Recovery rate (cattle)-0.047289
Recovery rate (humans)-0.105369
Efficacy of educational campaigns-0.401162
Rate of education-0.792678