A Mathematical Model for Nipah Virus Infection

Table 1

Description and values of parameters.

Parameter	Description	Parameter values	Source
	Recruitment rate to susceptible class	6102 day^−1	[22]
	Rate of infection from dead bodies of infected individuals	0.65 day^−1	Assumed
	Rate of infection from infected individuals	0.75 day^−1	[22]
	Rate of loss of immunity	0.85 day^−1	Assumed
	Rate of recovered individuals from infected class	0.09 day^−1	[22]
	Rate of disposition (burial/cremation) of dead bodies	Variable	Assumed
	Natural death rate	0.000038642 day^−1	[22]
	Rate of disease-induced death	0.76 day^−1	[22]
	Fraction of dead bodies that are not handled safely	[0, 1]	Assumed