Table 3 Description of model transitions and their rates.

From: Emergence of Ebola virus disease in a french acute care setting: a simulation study based on documented inter-individual contacts

Transition

Meaning

Transition rate

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Infection of a patient

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Infection of a nurse

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Infection of a physician

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Onset of nonspecific EVD symptoms in a patient

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Onset of nonspecific EVD symptoms in a nurse

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Onset of nonspecific EVD symptoms in a physician

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Onset of specific EVD symptoms, detection and isolation of a patient

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Onset of specific EVD symptoms, detection and isolation of a nurse

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Onset of specific EVD symptoms, detection and isolation of a physician

  1. Susceptible (S), exposed (E, i.e., disease incubation), contagious with nonspecific EVD symptoms (I1) and contagious with specific EVD symptoms (I2).