An agent-based model to simulate tsetse fly distribution and control techniques: A case study in Nguruman, Kenya

Shengpan Lin, Mark H. DeVisser and Joseph P. Messina

Ecological Modelling, 2015, vol. 314, issue C, 80-89

Abstract: African trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness” in humans and “nagana” in livestock is an important vector-borne disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. Control of trypanosomiasis has focused on eliminating the vector, the tsetse fly (Glossina, spp.). Effective tsetse fly control planning requires models to predict tsetse population and distribution changes over time and space. Traditional planning models have used statistical tools to predict tsetse distributions and have been hindered by limited field survey data.

Keywords: Individual-based model; Tsetse fly control; Agent based models; African Trypanosomiasis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.07.015

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