Exploring the effect of human and animal population growth on vector-borne disease transmission with an agent-based model of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis in eastern province, Zambia.

• Main Authors: Simon Alderton (Author), Ewan T Macleod (Author), Neil E Anderson (Author), Noreen Machila (Author), Martin Simuunza (Author), Susan C Welburn (Author), Peter M Atkinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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This paper presents the development of an agent-based model (ABM) to investigate Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis (rHAT) disease transmission. The ABM model, fitted at a fine spatial scale, was used to explore the impact of a growing host population on the spread of disea...