A Multi-Host Agent-Based Model for a Zoonotic, Vector-Borne Disease. A Case Study on Trypanosomiasis in Eastern Province, Zambia.

• Main Authors: Simon Alderton (Author), Ewan T Macleod (Author), Neil E Anderson (Author), Kathrin Schaten (Author), Joanna Kuleszo (Author), Martin Simuunza (Author), Susan C Welburn (Author), Peter M Atkinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:This paper presents a new agent-based model (ABM) for investigating T. b. rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis (rHAT) disease dynamics, produced to aid a greater understanding of disease transmission, and essential for development of appropriate mitigation strategies. METHODS:The ABM...