TY - JOUR
T1 - Schistosim
T2 - A microsimulation model for the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis
AU - De Vlas, S. J.
AU - Van Oortmarssen, G. J.
AU - Gryseels, B.
AU - Polderman, A. M.
AU - Plaisier, A. P.
AU - Habbema, J. D.F.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - A computer simulation model. SCHISTOSIM, has been developed for the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis, based on the stochastic microsimulation technique. The eventual aim is to evaluate and predict the effects of different control strategies. In the current state of the model, human-, worm-, and infection-related aspects have been included. However, many others, including most transmission and transmission-related mechanisms, have yet to be modeled. By simulating a series of surveys and treatments in Burundi, short-term effects of this program were satisfactorily explained by the model. However, long-term predictions did not match the observed data. Possible extensions of the model to properly describe these effects are identified. The potential of SCHISTOSIM as a tool for the prediction of outcomes of alternative control strategies is illustrated and discussed.
AB - A computer simulation model. SCHISTOSIM, has been developed for the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis, based on the stochastic microsimulation technique. The eventual aim is to evaluate and predict the effects of different control strategies. In the current state of the model, human-, worm-, and infection-related aspects have been included. However, many others, including most transmission and transmission-related mechanisms, have yet to be modeled. By simulating a series of surveys and treatments in Burundi, short-term effects of this program were satisfactorily explained by the model. However, long-term predictions did not match the observed data. Possible extensions of the model to properly describe these effects are identified. The potential of SCHISTOSIM as a tool for the prediction of outcomes of alternative control strategies is illustrated and discussed.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.170
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.170
M3 - Article
C2 - 8940972
AN - SCOPUS:0029849512
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 55
SP - 170
EP - 175
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 5 SUPPL.
ER -
