Table 4 Case-specific parameters used by Dietz et al. [22]

m

Multiplication factor of the parasite

Maximum two-day multiplication factor by which the parasite density was multiplied by during the first wave (no units)

P_c

Critical effective density that determines the strength of the innate immune response

Critical parasite density at which the current multiplication factor was reduced by 50% (PRBC/µl)

P_m

Cumulative effective density that determines the strength of the adaptive immune response

Cumulative parasite density at which the current multiplication factor was reduced by 50% (PRBC/µl)

δ0

Delay of the onset of adaptive immunity

Estimated time of the first inflection points of the parasitaemia density (days)