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SUBMITTER: Mari L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5595357 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mari Lorenzo L Ciddio Manuela M Casagrandi Renato R Perez-Saez Javier J Bertuzzo Enrico E Rinaldo Andrea A Sokolow Susanne H SH De Leo Giulio A GA Gatto Marino M
Journal of theoretical biology 20170817
Simple models of disease propagation often disregard the effects of transmission heterogeneity on the ecological and epidemiological dynamics associated with host-parasite interactions. However, for some diseases like schistosomiasis, a widespread parasitic infection caused by Schistosoma worms, accounting for heterogeneity is crucial to both characterize long-term dynamics and evaluate opportunities for disease control. Elaborating on the classic Macdonald model for macroparasite transmission, ...[more]