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

• Main Authors: Emma L Davis (Author), Leon Danon (Author), Joaquín M Prada (Author), Sharmini A Gunawardena (Author), James E Truscott (Author), Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Roy M Anderson (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author), Eric R Morgan (Author), T Deirdre Hollingsworth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...