An agent-based model for predicting the prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi I and II in their host and vector populations

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-315

  Devillers, Hugo ^a,b,c   Lobry, Jean Raymond ^a,b,c   Menu, Frédéric ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Chagas disease; Prevalence; Strains; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HOST; INSECT; PREDICTION; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LATIN AMERICA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 55549086814     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.08.023     Document Type: Article

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