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Challenges in modeling complexity of neglected tropical diseases: a review of dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in resource limited settings

Overview of attention for article published in Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, September 2017
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Title
Challenges in modeling complexity of neglected tropical diseases: a review of dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in resource limited settings
Published in
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, September 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12982-017-0065-3
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Swati DebRoy, Olivia Prosper, Austin Mishoe, Anuj Mubayi

Abstract

Neglected tropical diseases (NTD), account for a large proportion of the global disease burden, and their control faces several challenges including diminishing human and financial resources for those distressed from such diseases. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the second-largest parasitic killer (after malaria) and an NTD affects poor populations and causes considerable cost to the affected individuals. Mathematical models can serve as a critical and cost-effective tool for understanding VL dynamics, however, complex array of socio-economic factors affecting its dynamics need to be identified and appropriately incorporated within a dynamical modeling framework. This study reviews literature on vector-borne diseases and collects challenges and successes related to the modeling of transmission dynamics of VL. Possible ways of creating a comprehensive mathematical model is also discussed. Published literature in three categories are reviewed: (i) identifying non-traditional but critical mechanisms for VL transmission in resource limited regions, (ii) mathematical models used for dynamics of Leishmaniasis and other related vector borne infectious diseases and (iii) examples of modeling that have the potential to capture identified mechanisms of VL to study its dynamics. This review suggests that VL elimination have not been achieved yet because existing transmission dynamics models for VL fails to capture relevant local socio-economic risk factors. This study identifies critical risk factors of VL and distribute them in six categories (atmosphere, access, availability, awareness, adherence, and accedence). The study also suggests novel quantitative models, parts of it are borrowed from other non-neglected diseases, for incorporating these factors and using them to understand VL dynamics and evaluating control programs for achieving VL elimination in a resource-limited environment. Controlling VL is expensive for local communities in endemic countries where individuals remain in the vicious cycle of disease and poverty. Smarter public investment in control programs would not only decrease the VL disease burden but will also help to alleviate poverty. However, dynamical models are necessary to evaluate intervention strategies to formulate a cost-effective optimal policy for eradication of VL.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 151 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 23 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 19 13%
Student > Bachelor 17 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 11%
Researcher 14 9%
Other 34 22%
Unknown 29 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 23 15%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 11 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 6%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 9 6%
Other 41 27%
Unknown 40 26%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 40. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 May 2022.
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