Summary
I am an applied mathematician with a particular interest in disease transmission models. My current research focuses on the transmission of helminth macroparasite species, and the distribution of helminths within a population as the population approaches elimination through interventions such as mass drug administration. I have worked on stochastic transmission models for schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and soil-transmitted helminthiasis, and am currently working to extend these models to include spatial structure.
Publications
Journals
Graham M, Ayabina D, Lucas TCD, et al., 2021, SCHISTOX: An individual based model for the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis, Infectious Disease Modelling, Vol:6, Pages:438-447
Anderson RM, Vegvari C, Truscott J, et al., 2020, Challenges in creating herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection by mass vaccination, The Lancet, Vol:396, ISSN:0140-6736, Pages:1614-1616
Collyer BS, Irvine MA, Hollingsworth TD, et al., 2020, Defining a prevalence level to describe the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) transmission and designing monitoring & evaluating (M&E) programmes post the cessation of mass drug administration (MDA), Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol:14, ISSN:1935-2727, Pages:1-21
Kura K, Collyer BS, Toor J, et al., 2020, Policy implications of the potential use of a novel vaccine to prevent infection with Schistosoma mansoni with or without mass drug administration, Vaccine, Vol:38, ISSN:0264-410X, Pages:4379-4386
Collyer BS, Turner HC, Hollingsworth TD, et al., 2019, Vaccination or mass drug administration against schistosomiasis: a hypothetical cost-effectiveness modelling comparison, Parasites and Vectors, Vol:12, ISSN:1756-3305, Pages:1-14