Research Article

Prevention of Influenza Pandemic by Multiple Control Strategies

Table 1

Parameter values used for numerical simulations.

NotationParameters definitionValue

Recruitment rate 0.9/day
Recovery rate due to treatment 0.14/day
Effective contact rate between S an I 0.003/day
Effective contact rate between S an E 0.145/day
The rate at which individuals transfer from E to I 0.07/day
Treatment effectiveness as a reduction factor in disease-induced death 0.1/day
The natural recovery rate of infected individuals 0.14/day
Natural death rate 0.0009/day
Disease-induced death rate 0.002
Rate of immunity loss 0.02/day
Vaccine efficacy 0.3
Rate at which vaccine wanes 0.15
Vaccine uptake rate 0.35/day
Treatment rate 0.4