Modelling exposure heterogeneity and density dependence in onchocerciasis using a novel individual-based transmission model, EPIONCHO-IBM: Implications for elimination and data needs

• Jonathan I. D. Hamley ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jonathan I. D. Hamley, Philip Milton

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jonathan.hamley11@imperial.ac.uk

  Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5755-2867

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• Philip Milton ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jonathan I. D. Hamley, Philip Milton

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-8221

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• Martin Walker ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  ¶^‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR), Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, Untied Kingdom

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• Maria-Gloria Basáñez

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  ¶^‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (St Mary’s campus), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

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