Mathematical model of voluntary vaccination against schistosomiasis

Human schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic worms of the genus Schistosoma. It is endemic in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although there is currently no vaccine available, vaccines are in development. In this paper, we extend a simple c...

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Main Authors: Santiago Lopez, Samiya Majid, Rida Syed, Jan Rychtar, Dewey Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2024-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/16869.pdf