Modelling cholera epidemics: The role of waterways, human mobility and sanitation

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 67, 2012, Pages 376-388

  Mari, L ^a   Bertuzzo, E ^a   Righetto, L ^a   Casagrandi, R ^b   Gatto, M ^b   Rodriguez Iturbe, I ^c   Rinaldo, A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity models; Hydrological transport; Long distance dispersal; Multi layer networks; Susceptible infected recovered like models

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISEASES; SANITATION;

GRAVITY MODEL; HUMAN MOBILITY; HUMAN MOVEMENTS; HYDROLOGICAL TRANSPORT; LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSAL; MULTI-LAYER NETWORK; REGIONAL PATTERN; SCIENTIFIC ISSUES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT MODELS; TWO-LAYER NETWORK; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CHOLERA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GRAVITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HYDROLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PROCESS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SANITATION; SIMULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER SUPPLY;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84856578422     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0304     Document Type: Article

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