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List of works by Sake J de Vlas

A comparison between respondent-driven sampling and time-location sampling among men who have sex with men in Shenzhen, China

scientific article published on 20 September 2014

A model for variations in single and repeated egg counts in schistosoma mansoni infections

scientific article published on June 1, 1992

A phased lift of control: a practical strategy to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 at the country level

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Accuracy of point-of-care testing for circulatory cathodic antigen in the detection of schistosome infection: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Advances and challenges in predicting the impact of lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes by mathematical modelling

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African Program for Onchocerciasis Control 1995-2010: Impact of Annual Ivermectin Mass Treatment on Off-Target Infectious Diseases

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African Programme For Onchocerciasis Control 1995-2015: model-estimated health impact and cost

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African programme for onchocerciasis control 1995-2015: updated health impact estimates based on new disability weights

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Ageing with HIV in South Africa

scientific article published on August 2011

An open-label phase 1/2a trial of a genetically modified rodent malaria parasite for immunization against Plasmodium falciparum malaria

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Analysis of worm burden variation in human Schistosoma mansoni infections by determination of serum levels of circulating anodic antigen and circulating cathodic antigen

scientific article published on 01 November 1995

Anti-Wolbachia treatment for lymphatic filariasis.

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Are Alternative Strategies Required to Accelerate the Global Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis? Insights From Mathematical Models

scientific article published in June 2018

Are poor responses to praziquantel for the treatment of Schistosoma mansoni infections in Senegal due to resistance? An overview of the evidence.

scientific article published on November 2001

Associating community prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection with prevalence of signs and symptoms

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Association of SARS susceptibility with single nucleic acid polymorphisms of OAS1 and MxA genes: a case-control study

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Behavioural disinhibition in the general population during the antiretroviral therapy roll-out in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article (publication date: 27 April 2017)

Between-Country Inequalities in the Neglected Tropical Disease Burden in 1990 and 2010, with Projections for 2020.

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Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: first estimates and research priorities

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Care-seeking behaviour among individuals with TB symptoms in Jogjakarta Province, Indonesia: a community-based study

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Changes in smoking, sports participation and overweight: does neighborhood prevalence matter?

scientific article published on 14 May 2013

Clinical and immunological characteristics of patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection after vaccination

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Comparison of STD prevalences in the Mwanza, Rakai, and Masaka trial populations: the role of selection bias and diagnostic errors.

scientific article published on April 2003

Comparison of the Kato-Katz technique, hatching test and indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) for the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum infection in China

scientific article published on 21 December 2006

Concerted Efforts to Control or Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases: How Much Health Will Be Gained?

scientific article published on 18 February 2016

Decision support system for the response to infectious disease emergencies based on WebGIS and mobile services in China

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Determinants of health-seeking behaviour for schistosomiasis-related symptoms in the context of integrating schistosomiasis control within the regular health services in Ghana

scientific article published on July 2004

Determinants of recent HIV testing among male sex workers and other men who have sex with men in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Determinants of recent HIV testing among male sex workers and other men who have sex with men in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 23 May 2014

Determinants of the low uptake of HIV-related intervention services by female sex workers in Shenzhen, China: an observational study (2009-2012).

scientific article published on 4 May 2015

Diagnosis of Oesophagostomum bifurcum and hookworm infection in humans: day-to-day and within-specimen variation of larval counts.

scientific article published in March 1999

Diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis: a novel approach to compare bladder pathology measured by ultrasound and three methods for hematuria detection.

scientific article published in July 2004

Diagnostic delay amongst tuberculosis patients in Jogjakarta Province, Indonesia is related to the quality of services in DOTS facilities.

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Diagnostic work-up and loss of tuberculosis suspects in Jogjakarta, Indonesia

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Different mechanisms for heterogeneity in leprosy susceptibility can explain disease clustering within households

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Distribution and risk factors of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in mainland China

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Documenting the SARS epidemic in mainland China

scientific article published on 01 November 2009

Dynamics of egg counts and circulating antigen levels in a recent Schistosoma mansoni focus in northern Senegal

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Economy, migrant labour and sex work: interplay of HIV epidemic drivers in Zimbabwe over three decades

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Effects of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine on microfilariae and overall microfilaria production in bancroftian filariasis.

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Elimination of African onchocerciasis: modeling the impact of increasing the frequency of ivermectin mass treatment

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Elimination of HIV in South Africa through expanded access to antiretroviral therapy: a model comparison study

scientific article (publication date: October 2013)

Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent: a comparison of predictions from three transmission models

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Environmental factors contributing to the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in mainland China

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Epidemiologic features and environmental risk factors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Xinyang, China

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Estimating the magnitude of STD cofactor effects on HIV transmission: how well can it be done?

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Evaluation of case management in the integrated schistosomiasis-control programme in Mali.

scientific article published in October 2003

Evaluation of the patterns of Schistosoma mansoni infection and re-infection in Senegal, from faecal egg counts and serum concentrations of circulating anodic antigen.

scientific article published in October 2002

Evaluation of the standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) for the determination of malaria transmission-reducing activity using empirical data.

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Evidence for scaling up HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: A call for incorporating health system constraints.

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Feasibility of controlling hookworm infection through preventive chemotherapy: a simulation study using the individual-based WORMSIM modelling framework

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Feasibility of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis from the Indian subcontinent: explorations with a set of deterministic age-structured transmission models

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

Finding undiagnosed leprosy cases

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

Forecasting Human African Trypanosomiasis Prevalences from Population Screening Data Using Continuous Time Models.

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Forecasting malaria incidence from historical morbidity patterns in epidemic-prone areas of Ethiopia: a simple seasonal adjustment method performs best.

scientific article published on October 2002

Global elimination of leprosy by 2020: are we on track?

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

Guidance for programmatic management of latent tuberculosis infection in the European Union/European Economic Area

scientific article published on 17 January 2019

HIV dynamics and behaviour change as determinants of the impact of sexually transmitted disease treatment on HIV transmission in the context of the Rakai trial

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HIV risk and prevention behaviors in men who have sex with men and women: a respondent-driven sampling study in Shenzhen, China.

scientific article published on August 2014

HIV risk taking and risk preventing behaviors in men who have sex with men and women: a respondent-driven sampling study in Shenzhen, China

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Health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of earlier eligibility for adult antiretroviral therapy and expanded treatment coverage: a combined analysis of 12 mathematical models

scientific article published in December 2013

Health seeking behaviour and utilization of health facilities for schistosomiasis-related symptoms in Ghana

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Mainland China

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

How to optimize tuberculosis case finding: explorations for Indonesia with a health system model

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Identifying components for programmatic latent tuberculosis infection control in the European Union

scientific article published on August 2016

Increasing incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome could be associated with livestock husbandry in Changchun, northeastern China

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Interpreting low praziquantel cure rates of Schistosoma mansoni infections in Senegal

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Intraspecimen Fecal Egg Count Variation in Schistosoma mansoni Infection

scientific article published on November 1, 1997

Irreversible effects of ivermectin on adult parasites in onchocerciasis patients in the Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa.

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Joint marketing as a framework for targeting men who have sex with men in China: a pilot intervention study.

scientific article published on April 2013

Key differentiating features between scrub typhus and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in northern China.

scientific article published on May 2007

LYMFASIM, a simulation model for predicting the impact of lymphatic filariasis control: quantification for African villages.

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Leprosy New Case Detection Trends and the Future Effect of Preventive Interventions in Pará State, Brazil: A Modelling Study

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Looking upstream to prevent HIV transmission: can interventions with sex workers alter the course of HIV epidemics in Africa as they did in Asia?

scientific article published on 1 March 2014

Low awareness of intestinal schistosomiasis in northern Senegal after 7 years of health education as part of intense control and research activities.

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MUSIDH, multiple use of simulated demographic histories, a novel method to reduce computation time in microsimulation models of infectious diseases.

scientific article published on 4 June 2008

Malaria attributable to the HIV-1 epidemic, sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published in September 2005

Malaria epidemic early warning and detection in African highlands

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Mapping and characterising areas with high levels of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: A geospatial analysis of national survey data

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Mathematical modelling of leprosy and its control.

scientific article published on 7 February 2015

Mathematical modelling of lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes in India: required duration of mass drug administration and post-treatment level of infection indicators.

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Measuring schistosomiasis case management of the health services in Ghana and Mali

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Meta-analysis of age-prevalence patterns in lymphatic filariasis: no decline in microfilaraemia prevalence in older age groups as predicted by models with acquired immunity.

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Minimum requirements and optimal testing strategies of a diagnostic test for leprosy as a tool towards zero transmission: A modeling study.

scientific article published on 25 May 2018

Mobility and HIV in Tanzanian couples: both mobile persons and their partners show increased risk

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Modeling the impact and costs of semiannual mass drug administration for accelerated elimination of lymphatic filariasis

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Modelling Anti-Ov16 IgG4 Antibody Prevalence as an Indicator for Evaluation and Decision Making in Onchocerciasis Elimination Programmes.

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Modelling HIV/AIDS epidemics in Botswana and India: impact of interventions to prevent transmission

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Modelling for policy: The five principles of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Modelling Consortium

scientific article published on 09 April 2020

Modelling lymphatic filariasis transmission and control: modelling frameworks, lessons learned and future directions

scientific article published on 13 February 2015

Modelling the elimination of river blindness using long-term epidemiological and programmatic data from Mali and Senegal

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Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa.

scientific article published on 13 March 2007

Mother-to-child HIV transmission and ARVs

scientific article published on 01 December 2002

Natural Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of ticks and rodents from a forest area of Jilin Province, China.

scientific article published in October 2006

Naturally acquired immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum sexual stage antigens Pfs48/45 and Pfs230 in an area of seasonal transmission

scientific article published on 3 October 2011

No effect of recall period length on prevalence of self-reported haematuria in Schistosoma haematobium-endemic areas

scientific article published in July 2003

No increased HIV risk in general population near sex work sites: A nationally representative cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe

scientific article published in August 2022

Onchocerciasis: the pre-control association between prevalence of palpable nodules and skin microfilariae

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Patient delay determinants for patients with suspected tuberculosis in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia.

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Periodic presumptive treatment of curable sexually transmitted infections among sex workers: recent experience with implementation

scientific article published on February 2012

Phase 1/2a study of the malaria vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen-1 (AMA-1) administered in adjuvant system AS01B or AS02A.

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Policy Recommendations From Transmission Modeling for the Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Indian Subcontinent

scientific article published in June 2018

Population-level impact, herd immunity, and elimination after human papillomavirus vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis of predictions from transmission-dynamic models.

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

Predicted short and long-term impact of deworming and water, hygiene, and sanitation on transmission of soil-transmitted helminths

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Predicting epidemics and the impact of interventions in heterogeneous settings: Standard SEIR models are too pessimistic

scientific article published on 06 May 2022

Prevalence and genetic diversities of hantaviruses in rodents in Beijing, China.

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Prevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection among female sex workers in Shenzhen, China: an observational study (2009-2012).

scientific article published on 7 October 2013

Prevalence and severity of malnutrition in pre-school children in a rural area of western Kenya.

scientific article published in April 2003

Quantification of clinical morbidity associated with schistosome infection in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article (publication date: May 2003)

Quantifying the value of surveillance data for improving model predictions of lymphatic filariasis elimination

scientific article published on 8 October 2018

Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases

scientific article published on 9 December 2015

Rapid increase of scrub typhus incidence in Guangzhou, southern China, 2006-2014

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Rapid onset of transmission-reducing antibodies in javanese migrants exposed to malaria in papua, indonesia

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Reducing Income Inequalities in Food Consumption: Explorations With an Agent-Based Model

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Relating serum circulating anodic antigens to faecal egg counts in Schistosoma mansoni infections: a modelling approach.

scientific article published in December 2000

Required duration of mass ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa: a comparative modelling analysis

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Risk factors of poultry outbreaks and human cases of H5N1 avian influenza virus infection in West Java Province, Indonesia

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River Blindness: Mathematical Models for Control and Elimination

scientific article published on 7 October 2016

Schistosoma japonicum: day to day variation in excretion and hatchability of parasite eggs in the domestic pig, Suis suis

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

Schistosomiasis control in Ghana: Case management and means for diagnosis and treatment within the health system

scientific article published in March 2003

Seasonal patterns of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte prevalence and density in a rural population of Burkina Faso

scientific article published on 21 September 2007

Separation of spouses due to travel and living apart raises HIV risk in Tanzanian couples

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Sequence variations in the MBL gene and their relationship to pulmonary tuberculosis in the Chinese Han population.

scientific article published on October 2006

Serological reports of human infections of H7 and H9 avian influenza viruses in northern China.

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Sexual behaviour does not reflect HIV-1 prevalence differences: a comparison study of Zimbabwe and Tanzania

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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review

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Socioeconomic benefit to individuals of achieving 2020 targets for four neglected tropical diseases controlled/eliminated by innovative and intensified disease management: Human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas diseas

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Spatial analysis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China

scientific article published on 26 April 2006

Spatial and temporal variations of malaria epidemic risk in Ethiopia: factors involved and implications.

scientific article published in August 2003

Spatiotemporal dynamics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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Strong association between in-migration and HIV prevalence in urban sub-Saharan Africa

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Substantial contribution of submicroscopical Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage to the infectious reservoir in an area of seasonal transmission

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The Power of Malaria Vaccine Trials Using Controlled Human Malaria Infection

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The SARS epidemic in mainland China: bringing together all epidemiological data

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The SARS outbreak in a general hospital in Tianjin, China: clinical aspects and risk factors for disease outcome

scientific article published on 01 November 2009

The Socioeconomic Benefit to Individuals of Achieving the 2020 Targets for Five Preventive Chemotherapy Neglected Tropical Diseases

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The association between hantavirus infection and selenium deficiency in mainland China

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The contribution of water contact behavior to the high Schistosoma mansoni Infection rates observed in the Senegal River Basin.

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The effect of assortative mixing on stability of low helminth transmission levels and on the impact of mass drug administration: Model explorations for onchocerciasis

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The health impact of human papillomavirus vaccination in the situation of primary human papillomavirus screening: A mathematical modeling study

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

The impact of antiretroviral treatment on the age composition of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on July 2012

The impact of individual and environmental interventions on income inequalities in sports participation: explorations with an agent-based model

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

The impact of mobility on HIV control: a modelling study.

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The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV epidemics in Africa and India: a simulation study.

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The impact of the new WHO antiretroviral treatment guidelines on HIV epidemic dynamics and cost in South Africa

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The long-term effect of current and new interventions on the new case detection of leprosy: a modeling study

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The microsimulation approach to epidemiologic modeling of helminthic infections, with special reference to schistosomiasis.

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The plasticity of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytaemia in relation to age in Burkina Faso

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The potential impact of RV144-like vaccines in rural South Africa: a study using the STDSIM microsimulation model

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The potential impact of an HIV vaccine with limited protection on HIV incidence in Thailand: a modeling study.

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

The potential impact of human visceral leishmaniasis vaccines on population incidence

scientific article published on 02 July 2020

The rise and fall of HIV in high-prevalence countries: a challenge for mathematical modeling.

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The role of acquired immunity in the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV): explorations with a microsimulation model

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The search for a tuberculosis vaccine: an elusive quest?

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in mainland China dissected

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Trends in high-risk sexual behaviors among general population groups in China: a systematic review

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Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis of COVID-19 exit strategies in an individual-based transmission model

scientific article published on 17 September 2021

Under-reporting of HIV infection among cohorts of TB patients in the WHO European Region, 2003-2004.

scientific article published in March 2008

Underestimation of Schistosoma mansoni prevalences.

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Understanding the transmission dynamics of Leishmania donovani to provide robust evidence for interventions to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

scientific article published on 27 January 2016

Unhealthy behaviour is contagious: an invitation to exploit models for infectious diseases

scientific article published on 17 May 2012

Uniting mathematics and biology for control of visceral leishmaniasis

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Uptake of Onchocerca volvulus (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) by Simulium (Diptera: Simuliidae) is not strongly dependent on the density of skin microfilariae in the human host.

scientific article published in January 2004

Validation of a model for variations in Schistosoma mansoni egg counts

scientific article published on November 1, 1992

Variation in weight of stool samples prepared by the Kato-Katz method and its implications.

scientific article published in March 1997

Variations in fecal Schistosoma japonicum egg counts

scientific article published on 01 September 1998

Visceral leishmaniasis: Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and drivers underlying the hotspots in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India

scientific article published on 06 December 2018

Water-related disease patterns before and after the construction of the Diama dam in northern Senegal.

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What proportion of episodes of gonorrhoea and chlamydia becomes symptomatic?

scientific article (publication date: February 2002)

[Establishment of a stochastic model for variation in fecal Schistosoma japonicum egg count and estimation of its parameters]

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

[Hygiene practices and contamination risks of surface waters by schistosome eggs: the case of an infested village in Northern Senegal]

scientific article published on 01 February 2004