2025
Community-based snakebite risk mapping for resource prioritisation in Eastern Province, Rwanda
Ediriweera D, Hakizimana D, Diggle P, Schurer J. Community-based snakebite risk mapping for resource prioritisation in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2025, 119: 310-316. PMID: 39749566, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trae069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSnakebite incidenceHealth worker trainingResource prioritisationEvidence-based decisionsEastern ProvinceResource-poor countriesHousehold visitsSnakebite preventionSnakebite eventsSurveillance of peopleSnakebite riskWorker trainingWell-trained personnelMedical emergencyHigh riskLow riskRisk mapsSnakebite envenomingRiskPrediction mapsSnakebitePrioritisationGeostatistical modelSpatial variationLow incidence
2024
Improving the Cost-efficiency of Preventive Chemotherapy: Impact of New Diagnostics on Stopping Decisions for Control of Schistosomiasis
Coffeng L, Graham M, Browning R, Kura K, Diggle P, Denwood M, Medley G, Anderson R, de Vlas S. Improving the Cost-efficiency of Preventive Chemotherapy: Impact of New Diagnostics on Stopping Decisions for Control of Schistosomiasis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: s153-s159. PMID: 38662699, PMCID: PMC11045014, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Comparison of Markov and Mechanistic Models for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Prevalence Projections in the Context of Survey Design
Eyre M, Bulstra C, Johnson O, de Vlas S, Diggle P, Fronterrè C, Coffeng L. A Comparison of Markov and Mechanistic Models for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Prevalence Projections in the Context of Survey Design. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 78: s146-s152. PMID: 38662703, PMCID: PMC11045013, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal survey designImpact assessment surveysSurvey designProjected prevalenceGeostatistical methodsPrevalence surveySampling designSchool-aged childrenPreventive chemotherapySoil-transmitted helminthsPrevalence projectionsControl programsWorld Health OrganizationAssessment surveyPrevalence dataSub-Saharan AfricaMechanistic modelTarget of PCSoutheast AsiaHealth OrganizationMechanistic methodsPrevalenceBillion peopleSub-SaharanInadequate sanitation
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