Modelling the Effects of Mass Drug Administration on the Molecular Epidemiology of Schistosomes

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 293-327

  Lamberton, Poppy H L ^a   Crellen, Thomas ^a,b   Cotton, James A ^b   Webster, Joanne P ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Genetics; Genomics; Mathematical models; Molecular epidemiology; Population structure; Schistosomiasis; Transmission dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; GENOME; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTROGRESSION; MACROPARASITE; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION;

SCHISTOSOMA;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 84924488022     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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