Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases

Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases

Abstract Quantitative analysis and mathematical models are useful tools in informing strategies to control or eliminate disease. Currently, there is an urgent need to develop these tools to inform policy to achieve the 2020 goals for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In this paper we give an overv...

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Main Authors: T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Emily R. Adams, Roy M. Anderson, Katherine Atkins, Sarah Bartsch, María-Gloria Basáñez, Matthew Behrend, David J. Blok, Lloyd A. C. Chapman, Luc Coffeng, Orin Courtenay, Ron E. Crump, Sake J. de Vlas, Andy Dobson, Louise Dyson, Hajnal Farkas, Alison P. Galvani, Manoj Gambhir, David Gurarie, Michael A. Irvine, Sarah Jervis, Matt J. Keeling, Louise Kelly-Hope, Charles King, Bruce Y. Lee, Epke A. Le Rutte, Thomas M. Lietman, Martial Ndeffo-Mbah, Graham F. Medley, Edwin Michael, Abhishek Pandey, Jennifer K. Peterson, Amy Pinsent, Travis C. Porco, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Lisa Reimer, Kat S. Rock, Brajendra K. Singh, Wilma Stolk, Subramanian Swaminathan, Steve J. Torr, Jeffrey Townsend, James Truscott, Martin Walker, Alexandra Zoueva, NTD Modelling Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Modelling
Elimination
Neglected tropical diseases
Transmission
Chagas disease
Visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1235-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1235-1

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