A multiscale model for the world's first parasitic disease targeted for eradication: guinea worm disease

R Netshikweta, W Garira - Computational and mathematical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Guinea worm disease (GWD) is both a neglected tropical disease and an environmentally
driven infectious disease. Environmentally driven infectious diseases remain one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the Effectiveness of Potential Interventions for Guinea Worm Disease in Dogs in Chad Using Simulations

Y Wang, T Perini, P Keskinocak… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Guinea worm (GW) disease (or dracunculiasis) is currently transmitted among dogs in Chad,
which presents risks for the human population. We studied how interventions implemented …

Agent-based simulation for seasonal Guinea worm disease in Chad dogs

T Perini, P Keskinocak, Z Li… - … American Journal of …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The campaign to eradicate dracunculiasis (Guinea worm [GW] disease) and its causative
pathogen Dracunculus medinensis (GW) in Chad is challenged by infections in domestic …

A mathematical model of Guinea worm disease in Chad with fish as intermediate transport hosts

CAG Engelhard, AP Hodgkins, EE Pearl… - Journal of Theoretical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Guinea-worm disease (GWD) was thought to be almost eliminated in Chad when it
reemerged in 2010. The disease now shows a peculiar pattern of spreading along Chari …

[PDF][PDF] Mathematical models of Guinea worm disease eradication: A review.

CA Gonzalez Engelhard, AP Hodgkins, EE Pearl… - The UMAP journal, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
Guinea-worm disease (GWD) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the parasitic
worm Dracunculus medinensis. In 1988, the Carter Center launched the campaign to …

[PDF][PDF] Development and Validation of CystiAgent: an Agent-Based Model to Investigate Transmission and Control of Taenia solium in Peru

IW Pray - 2019 - digitalcollections.ohsu.edu
Abstract Background: The pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is a parasitic helminth that
imposes a major health and economic burden on poor rural populations around the world …