A spatio-temporal agent-based approach for modeling the spread of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeast Iran

A spatio-temporal agent-based approach for modeling the spread of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeast Iran

Abstract Background Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is a neglected tropical disease worldwide, especially the Middle East. Although previous works attempt to model the ZCL spread using various environmental factors, the interactions between vectors (Phlebotomus papatasi), reservoir hosts, hum...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Tabasi, Ali Asghar Alesheikh, Aioub Sofizadeh, Bahram Saeidian, Biswajeet Pradhan, Abdullah AlAmri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered model
Geospatial information system
Agent-based model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04447-x

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