Spatio-temporal modelling of Leishmania infantum infection among domestic dogs: a simulation study and sensitivity analysis applied to rural Brazil

Spatio-temporal modelling of Leishmania infantum infection among domestic dogs: a simulation study and sensitivity analysis applied to rural Brazil

Abstract Background The parasite Leishmania infantum causes zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a potentially fatal vector-borne disease of canids and humans. Zoonotic VL poses a significant risk to public health, with regions of Latin America being particularly afflicted by the disease. Leishmani...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Buckingham-Jeffery, Edward M. Hill, Samik Datta, Erin Dilger, Orin Courtenay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Leishmania infantum
Visceral leishmaniasis
Mathematical modelling
Spatio-temporal modelling
Transmission dynamics
Vector-borne transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3430-y

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