{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,29]],"date-time":"2025-11-29T07:35:37Z","timestamp":1764401737778},"reference-count":72,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["BMC Med"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,12]]},"DOI":"10.1186\/s12916-017-0933-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,26]],"date-time":"2017-09-26T07:04:41Z","timestamp":1506409481000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Continental-scale, data-driven predictive assessment of eliminating the vector-borne disease, lymphatic filariasis, in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Edwin","family":"Michael","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brajendra K.","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Benjamin K.","family":"Mayala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Morgan E.","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Scott","family":"Hampton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jaroslaw","family":"Nabrzyski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,27]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"933_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2027","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0002027","volume":"7","author":"RM Anderson","year":"2013","unstructured":"Anderson RM, Truscott JE, Pullan RL, Brooker SJ, Hollingsworth TD. How effective is school-based deworming for the community-wide control of soil-transmitted helminths? PLoS Neglect Trop D. 2013;7(2):e2027.","journal-title":"PLoS Neglect Trop D"},{"key":"933_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"558","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-015-1138-1","volume":"8","author":"MD French","year":"2015","unstructured":"French MD, Churcher TS, Webster JP, Fleming FM, Fenwick A, Kabatereine NB, Sacko M, Garba A, Toure S, Nyandindi U, et al. Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with schistosomiasis control initiative-assisted programmes. Parasit Vectors. 2015;8:558.","journal-title":"Parasit Vectors"},{"key":"933_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"529","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-015-1144-3","volume":"8","author":"D Gurarie","year":"2015","unstructured":"Gurarie D, Yoon N, Li E, Ndeffo-Mbah M, Durham D, Phillips AE, Aurelio HO, Ferro J, Galvani AP, King CH. Modelling control of Schistosoma haematobium infection: predictions of the long-term impact of mass drug administration in Africa. Parasit Vectors. 2015;8:529.","journal-title":"Parasit Vectors"},{"issue":"10","key":"933_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0004147","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0004147","volume":"9","author":"RJ Kastner","year":"2015","unstructured":"Kastner RJ, Stone CM, Steinmann P, Tanner M, Tediosi F. What is needed to eradicate lymphatic filariasis? A model-based assessment on the impact of scaling up mass drug administration programs. PLoS Neglect Trop D. 2015;9(10):e0004147.","journal-title":"PLoS Neglect Trop D"},{"issue":"5","key":"933_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0003664","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0003664","volume":"9","author":"YE Kim","year":"2015","unstructured":"Kim YE, Remme JHF, Steinmann P, Stolk WA, Roungou JB, Tediosi F. Control, elimination, and eradication of river blindness: scenarios, timelines, and ivermectin treatment needs in Africa. PLoS Neglect Trop D. 2015;9(5):e0003664.","journal-title":"PLoS Neglect Trop D"},{"key":"933_CR6","first-page":"42","volume-title":"Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases \u2014 a roadmap for implementation","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2012","unstructured":"World Health Organization. Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases \u2014 a roadmap for implementation. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2012. p. 42."},{"issue":"7","key":"933_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"88","DOI":"10.1145\/2483852.2483871","volume":"56","author":"M Marathe","year":"2013","unstructured":"Marathe M, Vullikanti AKS. Computational epidemiology. Commun ACM. 2013;56(7):88\u201396.","journal-title":"Commun ACM"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"96","DOI":"10.1109\/MIS.2013.114","volume":"28","author":"MV Marathe","year":"2013","unstructured":"Marathe MV, Ramakrishnan N. Recent advances in computational epidemiology. IEEE Intell Syst. 2013;28(4):96\u2013101.","journal-title":"IEEE Intell Syst"},{"key":"933_CR9","first-page":"341","volume-title":"Analyzing and modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of infectious diseases","author":"B Moulin","year":"2015","unstructured":"Moulin B, Navarro D, Marcotte D, Sedrati S, Bouden M. ZoonosisMAGS Project (Part 2): complementarity of a rapid-prototyping tool and of a full-scale geosimulator for population-based geosimulation of zoonoses. In: Chen D, Moulin B, Wu J, editors. Analyzing and modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of infectious diseases. Hoboken: Wiley; 2015. p. 341\u201370."},{"key":"933_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"65","DOI":"10.1186\/s12859-016-0903-2","volume":"17","author":"A O\u2019Hare","year":"2016","unstructured":"O\u2019Hare A, Lycett SJ, Doherty T, Salvador LCM, Kao RR. Broadwick: a framework for computational epidemiology. BMC Bioinfor. 2016;17:65.","journal-title":"BMC Bioinfor"},{"issue":"1","key":"933_CR11","first-page":"2","volume":"22","author":"J Parker","year":"2011","unstructured":"Parker J, Epstein JM. A distributed platform for Global-Scale Agent-Based Models of disease transmission. ACM T Model Comput S. 2011;22(1):2.","journal-title":"ACM T Model Comput S"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"223","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(04)00973-9","volume":"4","author":"E Michael","year":"2004","unstructured":"Michael E, Malecela-Lazaro MN, Simonsen PE, Pedersen EM, Barker G, Kumar A, Kazura JW. Mathematical modelling and the control of lymphatic filariasis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004;4(4):223\u201334.","journal-title":"Lancet Infect Dis"},{"issue":"1","key":"933_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"460","DOI":"10.5194\/hess-11-460-2007","volume":"11","author":"K Beven","year":"2007","unstructured":"Beven K. Towards integrated environmental models of everywhere: uncertainty, data and modelling as a learning process. Hydrol Earth Syst Sc. 2007;11(1):460\u20137.","journal-title":"Hydrol Earth Syst Sc"},{"issue":"2","key":"933_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"203","DOI":"10.5194\/hess-4-203-2000","volume":"4","author":"KJ Beven","year":"2000","unstructured":"Beven KJ. Uniqueness of place and process representations in hydrological modelling. Hydrol Earth Syst Sc. 2000;4(2):203\u201313.","journal-title":"Hydrol Earth Syst Sc"},{"key":"933_CR15","unstructured":"Van Oijen M, Thomson A, Ewert F. Spatial upscaling of process-based vegetation models: an overview of common methods and a case-study for the U.K. StatGIS2009. Milos, Greece; 2009: 6\u00a0pp."},{"key":"933_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1007\/0-387-21555-7_1","volume-title":"Landscape simulation modeling: a spatially explicit, dynamic approach","author":"R Constanza","year":"2004","unstructured":"Constanza R, Voinov A. Introduction: spatially explicit landscape simulation models. In: Constanza R, Voinov A, editors. Landscape simulation modeling: a spatially explicit, dynamic approach. New York: Springer-Verlag; 2004. p. 3\u201320."},{"key":"933_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"19","DOI":"10.1007\/978-4-431-87771-4_2","volume-title":"Spatial complexity, informatics, and wildlife conservation","author":"SA Cushman","year":"2010","unstructured":"Cushman SA. Space and time in ecology: noise or fundamental driver? In: Cushman SA, Huettmann F, editors. Spatial complexity, informatics, and wildlife conservation. New York: Springer; 2010. p. 19\u201341."},{"key":"933_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"43","DOI":"10.1007\/978-4-431-87771-4_3","volume-title":"Spatial complexity, informatics, and wildlife conservation","author":"SA Cushman","year":"2010","unstructured":"Cushman SA, Littell J, McGarigal K. The problem of ecological scaling in spatially complex, nonequilibrium ecological systems. In: Cushman SA, Huettmann F, editors. Spatial complexity, informatics, and wildlife conservation. New York: Springer; 2010. p. 43\u201363."},{"key":"933_CR19","volume-title":"Environmental modelling: an uncertain future?","author":"K Bevan","year":"2009","unstructured":"Bevan K. Environmental modelling: an uncertain future? Abingdon: Routledge; 2009."},{"key":"933_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"22","DOI":"10.1186\/1741-7007-8-22","volume":"8","author":"M Gambhir","year":"2010","unstructured":"Gambhir M, Bockarie M, Tisch D, Kazura J, Remais J, Spear R, Michael E. Geographic and ecologic heterogeneity in elimination thresholds for the major vector-borne helminthic disease, lymphatic filariasis. BMC Biol. 2010;8:22.","journal-title":"BMC Biol"},{"issue":"1","key":"933_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/s12916-016-0557-y","volume":"14","author":"E Michael","year":"2016","unstructured":"Michael E, Singh BK. Heterogeneous dynamics, robustness\/fragility trade-offs, and the eradication of the macroparasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis. BMC Med. 2016;14(1):1.","journal-title":"BMC Med"},{"issue":"1","key":"933_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/s13071-015-1132-7","volume":"8","author":"BK Singh","year":"2015","unstructured":"Singh BK, Michael E. Bayesian calibration of simulation models for supporting management of the elimination of the macroparasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis. Parasit Vectors. 2015;8(1):1\u201326.","journal-title":"Parasit Vectors"},{"issue":"2","key":"933_CR23","first-page":"77","volume":"7","author":"PA Eckhoff","year":"2015","unstructured":"Eckhoff PA, Tatem AJ. Digital methods in epidemiology can transform disease control. Intl Hlth. 2015;7(2):77\u20138.","journal-title":"Intl Hlth"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e1001413","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pmed.1001413","volume":"10","author":"SI Hay","year":"2013","unstructured":"Hay SI, George DB, Moyes CL, Brownstein JS. Big data opportunities for global infectious disease surveillance. PLoS Med. 2013;10(4):e1001413.","journal-title":"PLoS Med"},{"issue":"10","key":"933_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1361","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.ppat.0030116","volume":"3","author":"S Kalluri","year":"2007","unstructured":"Kalluri S, Gilruth P, Rogers D, Szczur M. Surveillance of arthropod vector-borne infectious diseases using remote sensing techniques: a review. PLoS Pathog. 2007;3(10):1361\u201371.","journal-title":"PLoS Pathog"},{"issue":"1","key":"933_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1186\/1478-7954-10-8","volume":"10","author":"AJ Tatem","year":"2012","unstructured":"Tatem AJ, Adamo S, Bharti N, Burgert CR, Castro M, Dorelien A, Fink G, Linard C, John M, Montana L, et al. Mapping populations at risk: improving spatial demographic data for infectious disease modeling and metric derivation. Popul Hlth Metrics. 2012;10(1):8.","journal-title":"Popul Hlth Metrics"},{"key":"933_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"146","DOI":"10.1016\/j.envsoft.2012.03.013","volume":"37","author":"DP Ames","year":"2012","unstructured":"Ames DP, Horsburgh JS, Cao Y, Kadlec J, Whiteaker T, Valentine D. HydroDesktop: Web services-based software for hydrologic data discovery, download, visualization, and analysis. Environ Model Softw. 2012;37:146\u201356.","journal-title":"Environ Model Softw"},{"key":"933_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"124","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2427.2011.02592.x","volume":"57","author":"KJ Beven","year":"2012","unstructured":"Beven KJ, Alcock RE. Modelling everything everywhere: a new approach to decision-making for water management under uncertainty. Freshwater Biol. 2012;57:124\u201332.","journal-title":"Freshwater Biol"},{"key":"933_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1016\/j.envsoft.2015.12.010","volume":"78","author":"MM Billah","year":"2016","unstructured":"Billah MM, Goodall JL, Narayan U, Essawy BT, Lakshmi V, Rajasekar A, Moore RW. Using a data grid to automate data preparation pipelines required for regional-scale hydrologic modeling. Environ Model Softw. 2016;78:31\u20139.","journal-title":"Environ Model Softw"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"163","DOI":"10.1002\/2015EA000139","volume":"3","author":"BT Essawy","year":"2016","unstructured":"Essawy BT, Goodall JL, Xu H, Rajasekar A, Myers JD, Kugler TA, Billah MM, Whitton MC, Moore RW. Server-side workflow execution using data grid technology for reproducible analyses of data-intensive hydrologic systems. Earth Space Sci. 2016;3(4):163\u201375.","journal-title":"Earth Space Sci"},{"key":"933_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"247","DOI":"10.1016\/j.envsoft.2015.07.006","volume":"74","author":"Y Liu","year":"2015","unstructured":"Liu Y, Hu JM, Snell-Feikema I, VanBemmel MS, Lamsal A, Wimberly MC. Software to facilitate remote sensing data access for disease early warning systems. Environ Model Softw. 2015;74:247\u201357.","journal-title":"Environ Model Softw"},{"issue":"3-4","key":"933_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"439","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmarsys.2007.01.007","volume":"68","author":"M Dowd","year":"2007","unstructured":"Dowd M. Bayesian statistical data assimilation for ecosystem models using Markov Chain Monte Carlo. J Mar Syst. 2007;68(3-4):439\u201356.","journal-title":"J Mar Syst"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"453","DOI":"10.1007\/s13253-011-0070-x","volume":"16","author":"AO Finley","year":"2011","unstructured":"Finley AO, Banerjee S, Basso B. Improving crop model inference through Bayesian melding with spatially varying parameters. J Agr Biol Envir St. 2011;16(4):453\u201374.","journal-title":"J Agr Biol Envir St"},{"issue":"5","key":"933_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1443","DOI":"10.1890\/09-1409.1","volume":"21","author":"SL LaDeau","year":"2011","unstructured":"LaDeau SL, Glass GE, Hobbs NT, Latimer A, Ostfeld RS. Data-model fusion to better understand emerging pathogens and improve infectious disease forecasting. Ecol Appl. 2011;21(5):1443\u201360.","journal-title":"Ecol Appl"},{"issue":"5","key":"933_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1429","DOI":"10.1890\/09-1275.1","volume":"21","author":"YQ Luo","year":"2011","unstructured":"Luo YQ, Ogle K, Tucker C, Fei SF, Gao C, LaDeau S, Clark JS, Schimel DS. Ecological forecasting and data assimilation in a data-rich era. Ecol Appl. 2011;21(5):1429\u201342.","journal-title":"Ecol Appl"},{"issue":"5","key":"933_CR36","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1890\/ES13-00273.1","volume":"5","author":"SL Niu","year":"2014","unstructured":"Niu SL, Luo YQ, Dietze MC, Keenan TF, Shi Z, Li JW, Chapin FS. The role of data assimilation in predictive ecology. Ecosphere. 2014;5(5):1\u201316. doi:\n10.1890\/ES13-00273.1\n\n.","journal-title":"Ecosphere"},{"issue":"1-3","key":"933_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecolmodel.2005.10.001","volume":"194","author":"L Todorovski","year":"2006","unstructured":"Todorovski L, Dzeroski S. Integrating knowledge-driven and data-driven approaches to modeling. Ecol Model. 2006;194(1-3):3\u201313.","journal-title":"Ecol Model"},{"issue":"91","key":"933_CR38","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"20130505","DOI":"10.1098\/rsif.2013.0505","volume":"11","author":"AF Villaverde","year":"2014","unstructured":"Villaverde AF, Banga JR. Reverse engineering and identification in systems biology: strategies, perspectives and challenges. J R Soc Interface. 2014;11(91):20130505.","journal-title":"J R Soc Interface"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR39","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"355","DOI":"10.1002\/env.590","volume":"14","author":"SC Bates","year":"2003","unstructured":"Bates SC, Cullen A, Raftery AE. Bayesian uncertainty assessment in multicompartment deterministic simulation models for environmental risk assessment. Environmetrics. 2003;14(4):355\u201371.","journal-title":"Environmetrics"},{"issue":"452","key":"933_CR40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1244","DOI":"10.1080\/01621459.2000.10474324","volume":"95","author":"D Poole","year":"2000","unstructured":"Poole D, Raftery AE. Inference for deterministic simulation models: the Bayesian melding approach. J Am Stat Assoc. 2000;95(452):1244\u201355.","journal-title":"J Am Stat Assoc"},{"issue":"9","key":"933_CR41","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"907","DOI":"10.1289\/ehp.02110907","volume":"110","author":"RC Spear","year":"2002","unstructured":"Spear RC, Hubbard A, Liang S, Seto E. Disease transmission models for public health decision making: toward an approach for designing intervention strategies for Schistosomiasis japonica. Environ Health Persp. 2002;110(9):907\u201315.","journal-title":"Environ Health Persp"},{"key":"933_CR42","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"305","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecolmodel.2014.08.019","volume":"306","author":"N Simidjievski","year":"2015","unstructured":"Simidjievski N, Todorovski L, Dzeroski S. Learning ensembles of population dynamics models and their application to modelling aquatic ecosystems. Ecol Model. 2015;306:305\u201317.","journal-title":"Ecol Model"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR43","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e0153507","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0153507","volume":"11","author":"N Simidjievski","year":"2016","unstructured":"Simidjievski N, Todorovski L, Dzeroski S. Modeling dynamic systems with efficient ensembles of process-based models. PLoS One. 2016;11(4):e0153507.","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"issue":"8","key":"933_CR44","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e71574","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0071574","volume":"8","author":"H Slater","year":"2013","unstructured":"Slater H, Michael E. Mapping, Bayesian geostatistical analysis and spatial prediction of lymphatic filariasis prevalence in Africa. PLoS One. 2013;8(8):e71574.","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"issue":"04","key":"933_CR45","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"409","DOI":"10.1017\/S0031182000066646","volume":"112","author":"E Michael","year":"1996","unstructured":"Michael E, Bundy DAP, Grenfell BT. Re-assessing the global prevalence and distribution of lymphatic filariasis. Parasitology. 1996;112(04):409\u201328.","journal-title":"Parasitology"},{"key":"933_CR46","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"349","DOI":"10.1016\/S0065-308X(05)61009-3","volume":"61","author":"BA Boatin","year":"2006","unstructured":"Boatin BA, Richards Jr FO. Control of onchocerciasis. Adv Parasitol. 2006;61:349\u201394.","journal-title":"Adv Parasitol"},{"issue":"2","key":"933_CR47","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"243","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-3156.2003.01192.x","volume":"9","author":"JHF Remme","year":"2004","unstructured":"Remme JHF. Research for control: the onchocerciasis experience. Trop Med Inter Health. 2004;9(2):243\u201354.","journal-title":"Trop Med Inter Health"},{"issue":"6","key":"933_CR48","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2273","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0002273","volume":"7","author":"JB Koroma","year":"2013","unstructured":"Koroma JB, Sesay S, Sonnie M, Hodges MH, Sahr F, Zhang Y, Bockarie MJ. Impact of three rounds of mass drug administration on lymphatic filariasis in areas previously treated for onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone. PLoS Negl Trop D. 2013;7(6):e2273.","journal-title":"PLoS Negl Trop D"},{"key":"933_CR49","unstructured":"World Health O. Lymphatic filariasis: a handbook of practical entomology for national lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes. WHO\/HTM\/NTD\/PCT\/2013.10; 2013:1\u2013107."},{"issue":"6","key":"933_CR50","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e67004","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0067004","volume":"8","author":"BK Singh","year":"2013","unstructured":"Singh BK, Bockarie MJ, Gambhir M, Siba PM, Tisch DJ, Kazura J, et al. Sequential modelling of the effects of mass drug treatments on anopheline-mediated lymphatic filariasis infection in Papua New Guinea. PLoS One. 2013;8(6):e67004.","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"933_CR51","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"16","DOI":"10.1016\/j.epidem.2017.02.006","volume":"18","author":"ME Smith","year":"2017","unstructured":"Smith ME, Singh BK, Irvine MA, Stolk WA, Subramanian S, Hollingsworth TD, Michael E. Predicting lymphatic filariasis transmission and elimination dynamics using a multi-model ensemble framework. Epidemics. 2017;18:16\u201328.","journal-title":"Epidemics"},{"issue":"8","key":"933_CR52","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"745","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa1207594","volume":"369","author":"LJ Reimer","year":"2013","unstructured":"Reimer LJ, Thomsen EK, Tisch DJ, Henry-Halldin CN, Zimmerman PA, Baea ME, Dagoro H, Susapu M, Hetzel MW, Bockarie MJ, et al. Insecticidal bed nets and filariasis transmission in Papua New Guinea. New Engl J Med. 2013;369(8):745\u201353.","journal-title":"New Engl J Med"},{"issue":"8","key":"933_CR53","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e2874","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0002874","volume":"3","author":"M Gambhir","year":"2008","unstructured":"Gambhir M, Michael E. Complex ecological dynamics and eradicability of the vector borne macroparasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis. PLoS One. 2008;3(8):e2874.","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"issue":"3","key":"933_CR54","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"334","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/civ882","volume":"62","author":"EK Thomsen","year":"2016","unstructured":"Thomsen EK, Sanuku N, Baea M, Satofan S, Maki E, Lombore B, Schmidt MS, Siba PM, Weil GJ, Kazura JW, et al. Efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of coadministered diethylcarbamazine, albendazole, and ivermectin for treatment of Bancroftian filariasis. Clin Infect Dis. 2016;62(3):334\u201341.","journal-title":"Clin Infect Dis"},{"key":"933_CR55","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"479","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-4757-4244-2_19","volume-title":"Quantitative methods in landscape ecology, ecological studies","author":"AW King","year":"1991","unstructured":"King AW. Translating models across scales in the landscape. In: Turner MG, Gardner RH, editors. Quantitative methods in landscape ecology, ecological studies, vol. 82. New York: Springer; 1991. p. 479\u2013517."},{"issue":"1","key":"933_CR56","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"55","DOI":"10.2307\/1941889","volume":"2","author":"EB Rastetter","year":"1992","unstructured":"Rastetter EB, King AW, Cosby BJ, Hornberger GM, Oneill RV, Hobbie JE. Aggregating fine-scale ecological knowledge to model coarser-scale attributes of ecosystems. Ecol Appl. 1992;2(1):55\u201370.","journal-title":"Ecol Appl"},{"key":"933_CR57","volume-title":"Quantitative ecology: spatial and temporal scaling","author":"DC Schneider","year":"1994","unstructured":"Schneider DC. Quantitative ecology: spatial and temporal scaling. San Diego: Academic; 1994."},{"key":"933_CR58","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1007\/0-387-21555-7_4","volume-title":"Landscape simulation modeling: a spatially explicit, dynamic approach","author":"F Villa","year":"2004","unstructured":"Villa F, Voinov A, Fitz C, Costanza R. Calibration of large spatial models: a multistage, multiobjective optimization technique. In: Costanza R, Vionov A, editors. Landscape simulation modeling: a spatially explicit, dynamic approach. New York: Springer; 2004. p. 77\u2013116."},{"issue":"6","key":"933_CR59","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1943","DOI":"10.2307\/1941447","volume":"73","author":"SA Levin","year":"1992","unstructured":"Levin SA. The problem of pattern and scale in ecology. Ecology. 1992;73(6):1943\u201367.","journal-title":"Ecology"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR60","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"385","DOI":"10.2307\/2389612","volume":"3","author":"JA Wiens","year":"1989","unstructured":"Wiens JA. Spatial scaling in ecology. Funct Ecol. 1989;3(4):385\u201397.","journal-title":"Funct Ecol"},{"issue":"7","key":"933_CR61","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"373","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-3024.2001.00398.x","volume":"23","author":"E Michael","year":"2001","unstructured":"Michael E, Simonsen PE, Malecela M, Jaoko WG, Pedersen EM, Mukoko D, Rwegoshora RT, Meyrowitsch DW. Transmission intensity and the immunoepidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in East Africa. Parasit Immunol. 2001;23(7):373\u201388.","journal-title":"Parasit Immunol"},{"issue":"67","key":"933_CR62","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"272","DOI":"10.1098\/rsif.2011.0285","volume":"9","author":"RC Spear","year":"2012","unstructured":"Spear RC. Internal versus external determinants of Schistosoma japonicum transmission in irrigated agricultural villages. J R Soc Interface. 2012;9(67):272\u201382.","journal-title":"J R Soc Interface"},{"issue":"3","key":"933_CR63","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"288","DOI":"10.1016\/0040-5809(81)90023-X","volume":"19","author":"PL Chesson","year":"1981","unstructured":"Chesson PL. Models for spatially distributed populations \u2014 the effect of within-patch variability. Theor Popul Biol. 1981;19(3):288\u2013325.","journal-title":"Theor Popul Biol"},{"key":"933_CR64","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"157","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-4419-6064-1_11","volume":"673","author":"E Michael","year":"2010","unstructured":"Michael E, Gambhir M. Transmission models and management of lymphatic filariasis elimination. Adv Exper Med Biol. 2010;673:157\u201371.","journal-title":"Adv Exper Med Biol"},{"issue":"5","key":"933_CR65","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"226","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pt.2006.03.005","volume":"22","author":"E Michael","year":"2006","unstructured":"Michael E, Malecela-Lazaro MN, Kabali C, Snow LC, Kazura JW. Mathematical models and lymphatic filariasis control: endpoints and optimal interventions. Trends Parasitol. 2006;22(5):226\u201333.","journal-title":"Trends Parasitol"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR66","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"451","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(16)30467-4","volume":"17","author":"MA Irvine","year":"2017","unstructured":"Irvine MA, Stolk WA, Smith ME, Subramanian S, Singh BK, Weil GJ, Michael E, Hollingsworth TD. Effectiveness of a triple-drug regimen for global elimination of lymphatic filariasis: a modelling study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(4):451\u20138.","journal-title":"Lancet Infect Dis"},{"issue":"12","key":"933_CR67","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e3328","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0003328","volume":"8","author":"K Ichimori","year":"2014","unstructured":"Ichimori K, King JD, Engels D, Yajima A, Mikhailov A, Lammie P, Ottesen EA. Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: the processes underlying programme success. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8(12):e3328.","journal-title":"PLoS Negl Trop Dis"},{"issue":"4","key":"933_CR68","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"606","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.1998.59.606","volume":"59","author":"MS Chan","year":"1998","unstructured":"Chan MS, Srividya A, Norman RA, Pani SP, Ramaiah KD, Vanamail P, Michael E, Das PK, Bundy DA. Epifil: a dynamic model of infection and disease in lymphatic filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998;59(4):606\u201314.","journal-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg"},{"issue":"3","key":"933_CR69","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"529","DOI":"10.1017\/S0950268899003702","volume":"124","author":"RA Norman","year":"2000","unstructured":"Norman RA, Chan MS, Srividya A, Pani SP, Ramaiah KD, Vanamail P, Michael E, Das PK, Bundy DA. EPIFIL: the development of an age-structured model for describing the transmission dynamics and control of lymphatic filariasis. Epidemiol Infect. 2000;124(3):529\u201341.","journal-title":"Epidemiol Infect"},{"issue":"5","key":"933_CR70","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"480","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.2002.67.480","volume":"67","author":"A Srividya","year":"2002","unstructured":"Srividya A, Michael E, Palaniyandi M, Pani SP, Das PK. A geostatistical analysis of the geographic distribution of lymphatic filariasis prevalence in southern India. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002;67(5):480\u20139.","journal-title":"Am J Trop Med Hyg"},{"issue":"1-2","key":"933_CR71","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"151","DOI":"10.1016\/0048-9697(95)04966-5","volume":"183","author":"V Grimm","year":"1996","unstructured":"Grimm V, Frank K, Jeltsch F, Brandl R, Uchmanski J, Wissel C. Pattern-oriented modelling in population ecology. Sci Total Environ. 1996;183(1-2):151\u201366.","journal-title":"Sci Total Environ"},{"key":"933_CR72","volume-title":"Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning \u2014 IDEAL 2014 Proceedings","year":"2014","unstructured":"Corchado E, Lozano JA, Quintian H, Yin H, editors. Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning \u2014 IDEAL 2014 Proceedings. Salamanca: Springer; 2014."}],"container-title":["BMC Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/s12916-017-0933-2.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,26]],"date-time":"2017-09-26T07:05:06Z","timestamp":1506409506000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12916-017-0933-2"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,27]]},"references-count":72,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,12]]}},"alternative-id":["933"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12916-017-0933-2","relation":{},"ISSN":["1741-7015"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1741-7015","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,27]]},"article-number":"176"}}