Mathematical Model for Hepatocytic-Erythrocytic Dynamics of Malaria

Table 3

Parameter values used in the numerical simulation and demonstration of the existence of endemic equilibrium point. See Table 2 for detailed parameter descriptions.

Symbol	Interpretation	Value	Source
	Death rate of macrophages	0.05/day	[19]
	Death rate of sporozoites	/day	[20]
	Elimination rate of IRBCs by macrophages		[19]
	Recruitment rate of		[21]
	Production rate of due to		[19]
	Death rate of	0.029 /day	[20]
	Rate of injection of sporozoites	20 sporozoites/day	[20]
	Production rate of RBCs due to IRBCs		[19]
	Hepatocyte invasion rate		[20]
	Immunogenicity of IRBCs		[19]
	Death rate of infected hepatocytes	0.02/day	[20]
	Inhibition rate	1	[22]
	Recruitment rate of RBCs		[23]
	Merozoites that cause secondary infections	0.726 (unitless)	[24]
	Death rate of healthy RBCs	0.0083/day	[23]
	Inhibition rate	1	[22]
	Invasion rate of RBCs		[23]
	Merozoites per liver schizont	10000/day	[21]
	Death rate of infected RBCs	0.025/day	[19]
	Inhibition rate	1	[22]
	Death rate of merozoites	48/day	[23]
	Merozoites per blood schizont	16	[21]
	Recruitment rate of macrophages	30	[19]