Seasonally timed treatment programs for Ascaris lumbricoides to increase impact-An investigation using mathematical models.

• Egile Nagusiak: Emma L Davis (Egilea), Leon Danon (Egilea), Joaquín M Prada (Egilea), Sharmini A Gunawardena (Egilea), James E Truscott (Egilea), Johnny Vlaminck (Egilea), Roy M Anderson (Egilea), Bruno Levecke (Egilea), Eric R Morgan (Egilea), T Deirdre Hollingsworth (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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There is clear empirical evidence that environmental conditions can influence Ascaris spp. free-living stage development and host reinfection, but the impact of these differences on human infections, and interventions to control them, is variable. A new model framework reflecting four key stages of...