Table 1 Posterior median and 95% credible intervals of numerically estimated parameters obtained from best-fitting 100 retained simulations (out of 2600 total simulations)

From: A multi-host mechanistic model of African swine fever emergence and control in Romania

Parameter Class

Parameter representation

Description

Posterior median (95% credible interval)

Prior

Weekly transmission rate

βijhi

Farm-to-farm (high transmission)

0.312 (0.023–0.921)

Uniform (0, 1)

 

βijmed

Farm-to-farm (medium transmission)

0.362 (0.026–0.917)

Uniform (0, 1)

 

βijlow

Farm-to-farm (low transmission)

0.259 (0.018–0.834)

Uniform (0, 1)

 

Βpj

Patch-to-farm

3.186 (0.154–5.677)

Uniform (0, 6)

 

βxj

External-to-farm

0.004 (0–0.01)

Uniform (0, 0.01)

 

βiq

Farm-to-patch

1.984 (0.08–5.133)

Uniform (0, 6)

 

βpq

Patch-to-patch (overall)

0.85 (0.018–6.876)

 Uniform (0, 8)

Relative susceptibility

ϕj

Of villages during winter slaughter

0.344 (0.024–0.962)

Uniform (0, 1)

 

ϕq

Of patches below forest coverage threshold

0.029 (0.002–0.668)

Uniform (0, 1)

Relative infectivity

ψi

Of villages during winter slaughter

0.51 (0.036–0.893)

Uniform (0, 1)

 

ψp

Of patches below forest coverage threshold

0.298 (0.008–0.863)

Uniform (0, 1)