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| Title |
A mathematical model of seropositivity to malaria antigen, allowing seropositivity to be prolonged by exposure
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-13-12 |
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| Authors |
Samuel Bosomprah |
| Abstract |
Malaria transmission intensity is traditionally estimated from entomological studies as the entomological inoculation rate (EIR), but this is labour intensive and also raises sampling issues due to the large variation from house to house. Incidence of malaria in the control group of a trial or in a cohort study can be used but is difficult to interpret and to compare between different places and between age groups because of differences in levels of acquired immunity. The reversible catalytic model has been developed to estimate malaria transmission intensity using age-stratified serological data. However, the limitation of this model is that it does not allow for persons to have their seropositivity boosted by exposure while they are already seropositive. The aim of this paper is to develop superinfection mathematical models that allow for antibody response to be boosted by exposure. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 2% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 44 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 27% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Professor | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 14% |
| Unknown | 7 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 37% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 6% |
| Mathematics | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 14% |