Epidemic and DALY parameters.

†The intercept of the linear model was estimated to be −2.94 [33]. §Estimated from Figure 1 in [44] for 10 days of symptoms. ¥Deaths per year: 2000: 2; 2001: 6; 2002: 6 ; 2003: 6 ; 2004: 8 ; 2005: 27 ; 2006: 10; 2007: 24 ; 2008: 2 ; 2009: 8. No expansion factors were applied to the number of deaths. ¶The age weighting function represents the value of life at different ages. It reflects the different social roles of individuals at different ages, i.e. young and elderly require care giving [41].