Stability Analysis and Optimal Control Strategies of an Echinococcosis Transmission Model

Table 1

Description of parameters of model (1).

Parameters	Interpretation	Units	Source
	Recruitment rate of dogs	year^−1	Estimated
	Transmission rate from livestock to dogs	year^−1	[7]
	Natural death rate of dogs	0.08 year^−1	[7]
	Recovery rate of infected dogs	0.21 year^−1	Estimated
	Released rate from infected dogs	9.7 year^−1	[7]
	Death rate of EEs	1 year^−1	[8]
	Disinfection-induced EE mortality rate	10 year^−1	Assumed
	Recruitment rate of livestock	year^−1	Estimated
	Infection rate of livestock by ingesting EEs	year^−1	[7]
	Fraction of home-slaughtered livestock	0.189	Estimated
	Natural death rate of livestock	0.152 year^−1	[9]
	Recruitment rate of humans		[29]
	Infection rate of humans by ingesting EEs	year^−1	[7]
	Reciprocal of human incubation period	year^−1	[7]
	Natural death rate of humans	0.0139 year^−1	Estimated
	Recovery rate of humans	0.041 year^−1	Estimated
	Effectiveness of home slaughter inspection	0–1	Assumed
	Effectiveness of anthelmintic treatment	0–1	Assumed
	Effectiveness of environmental disinfection	0–1	Assumed
	Effectiveness of health education	0–1	Assumed