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Table 1 Parameters for the two simulated infections shown in Figure 2

From: Host immune constraints on malaria transmission: insights from population biology of within-host parasites

Parameter

Value for cleared infection

Value of fatal infection

σ Asx

0.782493 hr

3.28359 hr

δ Dys

1.70384

4.87089

μ Th

0.0192832 μL−1

0.0396408 μL−1

χ Inn,Mx

0.566114 hr−1

0.630405 hr−1

Sc Th

9.53473 μL−1

1.18172 μL−1

χ Abc,Mx

0.438998 hr−1

0.0559842 hr−1

λ χ Ab , Sc

7904.34 hr

548.325 hr

IG Th

∞

∞

χ AbG,Mx

0

0

λ χ Ab , IG

0

0

MG Th

0.0385589 μL−1

0.0110744 μL−1

χ Ab,MG,Mx

1.20388 hr−1

27.1358 hr−1

λ χ Ab , MG

4136.27 hr

6560.52 hr

  1. Both infections were with P. falciparum using the CS model for gametocytogenesis. The model parameters are defined in Methods.