The use of mathematical models to simulate control options for echinococcosis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-221

  Torgerson, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Mathematical models; Monte Carlo techniques

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; PARASITE CONTROL;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EDUCATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; KAZAKHSTAN; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PREDICTION; SHEEP; TUNISIA; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

KAZAKHSTAN; TUNISIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037324913     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00227-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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