Modelling timelines to elimination of sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of Congo, accounting for possible cryptic human and animal transmission
This study is the first to simulate an (as-yet-to-be available) screen-and-treat strategy and found that removing a parasitological confirmation step was predicted to have a more noticeable benefit to transmission reduction under the asymptomatic model compared with the others. Our simulations suggest vector control could greatly impact all transmission routes in all models, although this resource-intensive intervention should be carefully prioritised.
Authors
- Chansy Shampa
- Samuel A. Sutherland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1794-9813)
- Erick Mwamba Miaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-7905)
- Simon E. F. Spencer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8375-5542)
- Emily Crowley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-4979)
- Kat S. Rock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8414-7648)
- Ching-I Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-8310)
- R. E. Crump (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9884-4900)
- Matt J. Keeling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-4765)
- Maryam Aliee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2268-2295)
Institutions
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Programme National Multisectoriel de Lutte contre le sida (CD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06404-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation