The transmission coefficient is needed for models of

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where for instance a vector carries a pathogen or parasite between hosts. It is represented by β and it is the rate at which a pathogen moves from infected individuals to

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individuals in the

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. It must be between 0 and 1. The transmission coefficient is used in the

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: :

\frac = \frac - \gamma Y

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