Sensitivity analysis (SA) can aid in identifying influential model parameters and optimizing
model structure, yet infectious disease modelling has yet to adopt advanced SA techniques …

The potential impact of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on schistosomiasis transmission in
China has invoked considerable global concern. The TGD will result in changes in the water …

As the largest develo** country, China has been changing rapidly over the last three
decades and its economic expansion is largely driven by the use of fossil fuels, which leads …

Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 372–382 Abstract Amphibian chytridiomycosis is a disease
caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Whether Bd is a new emerging …

Background Persistent hotspots have been described after mass drug administration (MDA)
for the control of schistosomiasis, but they have not been studied during the course of a …

Beginning in 1970, the potential of remote sensing (RS) techniques, coupled with
geographical information systems (GIS), to improve our understanding of the epidemiology …

Understanding disease transmission dynamics in multihost parasite systems is a research
priority for control and potential elimination of many infectious diseases. In China, despite …

Objective Even when initially successful, many interventions aimed at reducing the toll of
water-related infectious disease have not been sustainable over longer periods of time …

Background Schistosomiasis is endemic in many low-income and middle-income countries.
To reduce infection-associated morbidity, WHO has published guidelines for control of …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting over 150 million people. Hotspots
of Schistosoma transmission—communities where infection prevalence does not decline …