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Table 2 Parameters of variables used in the simulation models for small ruminant BSE, atypical scrapie and classical scrapie and in the sensitivity analysis.

From: Surveillance and simulation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie in small ruminants in Switzerland

Model

Variable

Parameter

BSE, atypical and classical scrapie according to [32]

seed

min- 95th % percentile from prevalence calculation

 

Ï•

uniform (0.0002,0.014)

 

R0

uniform (2.5,14)

 

G

uniform (1.6,5.9)

 

s

uniform (0.002,0.14)

High between flock transmission

Seed

100

 

Ï•

0.03

 

R0, G, s

unaltered

High within flock transmission

seed

100

 

Ï•, G, s

unaltered

 

R0

uniform(12,14)

Low within flock transmission

seed

100

 

Ï•, G, s

unaltered

 

R0

uniform(2.5,5)