Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Transmission Dynamics and Control of Schistosomiasis

Table 1

A table showing the description of the model parameters and parameter values.

Parameter	Description	Value	Source
	Recruitment rate of humans	254	Estimate
	Recruitment rate of snails	3000	[27]
	Rate of transmission of humans from susceptible to exposed	0.09753	[28]
	Rate of transmission of snails from susceptible to exposed	0.615	[7, 29]
	Preventive factor due to WASH	0-1	Estimate
	Natural death rate of humans	0.00004379	Estimate
	Natural death rate of snails	0.000569	[7]
	Natural death rate of miracidia	0.9	[7]
	Natural death rate of cercariae	0.004	[7]
	Death rate of humans due to infection	0.000274-0.000913	Estimate
	Death rate of snails due to infection	0.0004012	[7]
	Rate of transmission of humans from exposure to infection	0.0238-0.0286	Estimate
	Rate of transmission of snails from exposure to infection	0.0286-0.0357	Estimate
	Transmission rate of humans from infection to treatment	0.03	[29]
	Rate individuals produce miracidia	6.96	[9]
	Rate snails produce cercariae	2.6	[7]
	Treatment efficacy	0.8	Assumed
	Miracidia saturation constant		[7]
	Cercariae saturation constant		[7]
	Limitation of the growth velocity	0.2	[7]