Research Article

Modeling the Effects of Vaccination and Treatment on Tuberculosis Transmission Dynamics

Table 1

The parameter values of the model (1).

ParametersDescriptionValueSource

Initial total population[23]
The initial number of susceptible individualsEstimated
The initial number of vaccinated individualsEstimated
The initial number of high-risk latent individualsFitted
The initial number of infectious individuals[23]
The initial number of low-risk latent individualsFitted
Recruitment rateEstimated
The transmission coefficientFitted
Vaccination coverage rate[24]
Loss of protection for vaccination[26]
The natural death rateEstimated
Progression rate from to Fitted
The treatment rate of Fitted
Successful treatment rate of [25]
Treatment rate of Fitted
TB induced death rate[23]
The relapse rateFitted