Research Article

Effect of Vaccination and Culling on the Dynamics of Rabies Transmission from Stray Dogs to Domestic Dogs

Table 2

Details of the model parameters.

ParameterExplanation

Number of domestic dog recruitment
Number of stray dog recruitment
Rate of stray dog transmission to domestic dogs
Rate of transmission from stray to a stray dog
The proportion of exposed domestic dogs’ clinical outcomes
The proportion of exposed stray dogs’ clinical outcomes
Rate of domestic dog vaccination
Rate of stray dog vaccination
The natural death rate of domestic dogs
The natural death rate of stray dogs
Rate of domestic dog vaccination immunity loss
Rate of stray dog vaccination immunity loss
The ratio of rabies-related deaths in domestic dogs
The ratio of rabies-related deaths in stray dogs
Rabid domestic dog culling rate
Rabid stray dog culling rate