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

Simon Alderton; Ewan T. Macleod; Neil E. Anderson; Kathrin Schaten; Joanna Kuleszo; Martin Simuunza; Susan C. Welburn; Peter M. Atkinson

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005252

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

Simon Alderton ,

* E-mail: s.alderton@lancaster.ac.uk

Affiliations Institute of Complex System Simulation, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Geography and Environment, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Ewan T. Macleod,

Affiliation Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School – Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Neil E. Anderson,

Affiliation The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, United Kingdom
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Kathrin Schaten,

Affiliation Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School – Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Joanna Kuleszo,

Affiliation Geography and Environment, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Martin Simuunza,

Affiliation Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Susan C. Welburn,

Affiliation Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School – Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Peter M. Atkinson

Affiliations Geography and Environment, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Faculty of Science and Technology, Engineering Building, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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A Multi-Host Agent-Based Model for a Zoonotic, Vector-Borne Disease. A Case Study on Trypanosomiasis in Eastern Province, Zambia

Simon Alderton,
Ewan T. Macleod,
Neil E. Anderson,
Kathrin Schaten,
Joanna Kuleszo,
Martin Simuunza,
Susan C. Welburn,
Peter M. Atkinson

Published: December 27, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005252

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