The utility of serology for elimination surveillance of trachoma

A Pinsent, AW Solomon, RL Bailey, R Bid… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Robust surveillance methods are needed for trachoma control and recrudescence
monitoring, but existing methods have limitations. Here, we analyse data from nine trachoma …

A Scoping Review of Mathematical Models Used to Investigate the Role of Dogs in Chagas Disease Transmission

E Fiatsonu, RE Busselman, ML Ndeffo-Mbah - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chagas disease-caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and vectored
by triatomine insects ('kissing bugs')-poses a serious threat to human and dog health …

Effectiveness of fluralaner treatment regimens for the control of canine Chagas disease: A mathematical modeling study

E Fiatsonu, RE Busselman, GL Hamer… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Canine Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted by insect triatomine vectors known as kissing bugs. The agent can …

Counting down the 2020 goals for 9 neglected tropical diseases: what have we learned from quantitative analysis and transmission modeling?

TD Hollingsworth - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has received huge investment in recent
years, leading to large reductions in morbidity. In 2012, the World Health Organization set …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs along the US-Mexico border: R0 changes with vector species composition

LF Chaves, AC Meyers, CL Hodo, JP Sanders… - Epidemics, 2023 - Elsevier
Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, etiological agent of Chagas disease, is common in US
government working dogs along the US-Mexico border. This 3145 km long border …

A voluntary use of insecticide treated nets can stop the vector transmission of Chagas disease

CY Han, H Issa, J Rychtář, D Taylor… - PLoS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
One of the stated goals of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases is the
interruption of domiciliary transmissions of Chagas disease in the region of the Americas …

How modelling can help steer the course set by the World Health Organization 2021-2030 roadmap on neglected tropical diseases

J Clark, WA Stolk, MG Basáñez, LE Coffeng… - Gates open …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The World Health Organization recently launched its 2021-2030 roadmap, Ending the
Neglect to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals, an updated call to arms to end the …

Are the London Declaration's 2020 goals sufficient to control Chagas disease?: Modeling scenarios for the Yucatan Peninsula

BY Lee, SM Bartsch, L Skrip… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The 2020 Sustainable Development goals call for 100% certified interruption or
control of the three main forms of Chagas disease transmission in Latin America. However …

Learning from multi-model comparisons: collaboration leads to insights, but limitations remain

T Hollingsworth, G Medley - Epidemics, 2017 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Neglected tropical diseases (known as NTDs) are a group of diseases predominantly
affecting the poorest populations of the globe (sometimes called the 'bottom billion'). The risk …

Effectiveness of Systemic Insecticide Dog Treatment for the Control of Chagas Disease in the Tropics

E Fiatsonu, A Deka, ML Ndeffo-Mbah - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chagas disease, a vector-borne disease caused by the parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi, is a significant threat to human and canine health in the tropics. To …