Continental-scale, data-driven predictive assessment of eliminating the vector-borne disease, lymphatic filariasis, in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020

BMC Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Michael, Edwin ^a   Singh, Brajendra K ^a   Mayala, Benjamin K ^a   Smith, Morgan E ^a   Hampton, Scott ^a   Nabrzyski, Jaroslaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Data discovery; Data driven parasite transmission modeling; Hierarchical modeling; Lymphatic filariasis; Mass drug administration; Neglected tropical diseases; Parasite elimination programs; Parasite transmission heterogeneity; Scientific computational discovery of knowledge; Spatial scale; Sub Saharan Africa; Vector control; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROFILARIASIS; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; VECTOR CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HISTORY;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85029830486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-017-0933-2     Document Type: Article

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