Imperial College London
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ProfessorMaria-GloriaBasanez

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Professor of Neglected Tropical Diseases
 
 
 
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503School of Public HealthWhite City Campus

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@article{Dixon:2019:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007301,
author = {Dixon, MA and Braae, UC and Winskill, P and Walker, M and Devleesschauwer, B and Gabriël, S and Basáñez, M-G},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0007301},
journal = {PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases},
title = {Strategies for tackling Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review and comparison of transmission models, including an assessment of the wider Taeniidae family transmission models},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007301},
volume = {13},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundThe cestode Taenia solium causes the neglected (zoonotic) tropical disease cysticercosis, a leading cause of preventable epilepsy in endemic low and middle-income countries. Transmission models can inform current scaling-up of control efforts by helping to identify, validate and optimise control and elimination strategies as proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO).Methodology/Principal findingsA systematic literature search was conducted using the PRISMA approach to identify and compare existing T. solium transmission models, and related Taeniidae infection transmission models. In total, 28 modelling papers were identified, of which four modelled T. solium exclusively. Different modelling approaches for T. solium included deterministic, Reed-Frost, individual-based, decision-tree, and conceptual frameworks. Simulated interventions across models agreed on the importance of coverage for impactful effectiveness to be achieved.Other Taeniidae infection transmission models comprised force-of-infection (FoI), population-based (mainly Echinococcus granulosus) and individual-based (mainly E. multilocularis) modelling approaches. Spatial structure has also been incorporated (E. multilocularis and Taenia ovis) in recognition of spatial aggregation of parasite eggs in the environment and movement of wild animal host populations.Conclusions/SignificanceGaps identified from examining the wider Taeniidae family models highlighted the potential role of FoI modelling to inform model parameterisation, as well as the need for spatial modelling and suitable structuring of interventions as key areas for future T. solium model development. We conclude that working with field partners to address data gaps and conducting cross-model validation with baseline and longitudinal data will be critical to building consensus-led and epidemiological setting-appropriate intervention strategies to help fulfil the WHO targets.
AU  - Dixon,MA
AU  - Braae,UC
AU  - Winskill,P
AU  - Walker,M
AU  - Devleesschauwer,B
AU  - Gabriël,S
AU  - Basáñez,M-G
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007301
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1935-2727
TI  - Strategies for tackling Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review and comparison of transmission models, including an assessment of the wider Taeniidae family transmission models
T2  - PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007301
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/69500
VL  - 13
ER  -
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