Stochastic simulation and the detection of immunity to schistosome infections

Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-169

  Chan, M S ^a   Mutapi, F ^b   Woolhouse, M E J ^c   Isham, V S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Mathematical models; Negative binomial distribution; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; WATER; ZIMBABWE;

SCHISTOSOMA; VERMES;

EID: 0033963691     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118209900534X     Document Type: Article

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