Big-data-driven modeling unveils country-wide drivers of endemic schistosomiasis
Abstract Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, where it represents a major health problem. We study the drivers of its geographical distribution in Senegal via a spatially explicit network model accounting for epidemiological dynamics driven by local soci...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-03-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00493-1 |