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Parameters describing the transmissibility and pathogenicity of influenza virus. |
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| Parameter |
Baseline values |
Sources |
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| Infectivity profiles |
Adapted from [13], and consistent (to a scale factor) with [10,15–21] |
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| Latent period |
0.5 days |
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| Peak |
2.5–3 days |
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| Duration |
<10 days |
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| Relative susceptibility |
[5,13] |
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| Children (0–18 years) |
1.15 |
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| Adults (19–65 years) |
1 |
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| Elderly (>65 years) |
1 |
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| Proportion of asymptomatic individuals (children, adults, elderly people) |
30% |
[48]; also used in [6] |
| Relative infectivity of asymptomatic individuals |
50% |
Assumption also used in [6] |
Carrat et al. BMC Medicine 2006 4:26 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-4-26 |
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