Research Article

A Dynamic Model of Human and Livestock Tuberculosis Spread and Control in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Table 5

Descriptions and values of parameters in model.

Parameter ValueInterpretationSource

Recruiting of susceptible cows[19]
Natural death rate of cowsEstimation
The rate of cows infected TB via cowsFitting
The rate of cows infected TB via humansFitting
Mortality rate due to TB of cowsEstimation
The slaughter rate to infected cowsEstimation
The isolation rate to infected cowsEstimation
Recruiting of susceptible humans[20ā€“23]
The removal rate of livestock worker in dairy farm[20ā€“23]
The rate of humans infected TB via cowsFitting
The rate of humans infected TB via humansEstimation
Progression rate to TB[8]
Mortality rate due to TB of humans[8]
Cure rate to TB[8]
Rate of relapse to active TB[8]