Research Article

On the Dynamics of a Fractional-Order Ebola Epidemic Model with Nonlinear Incidence Rates

Table 2

Description of model parameters of system (8), indicating baseline, ranges, and references.

SymbolDescription

Recruitment rate week−1[26]
Natural death rate week−1[26]
Incubation period1.498 weeks[26]
Hospitalization rate week−1[27]
Time from infection to death2.23 weeks[27]
Mean time from death to Ebola to burial0.762 weeks[26]
Case fatality ratio for unhospitalized patients0.75[27]
Infection rate through direct contact with a nondeceased infectious patientFitting
Infection rate through direct contact with a deceased Ebola patientFitting
Inhibition effect due to the susceptible individualsFitting
Inhibition effect due to the infectious individualsFitting