@article{fdi:010065454,
  title = {{E}conomic inequality caused by feedbacks between poverty and the dynamics of a rare tropical disease : the case of {B}uruli ulcer in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica},
  author = {{G}architorena, {A}ndres and {N}gonghala, {C}. {N}. and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {T}exier, {G}. and {B}ellanger, {M}. and {B}onds, {M}. and {R}oche, {B}enjamin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}eglected tropical diseases ({NTD}s) have received increasing attention in recent years by the global heath community, as they cumulatively constitute substantial burdens of disease as well as barriers for economic development. {A} number of common tropical diseases such as malaria, hookworm or schistosomiasis have well-documented economic impacts. {H}owever, much less is known about the population-level impacts of diseases that are rare but associated with high disability burden, which represent a great number of tropical diseases. {U}sing an individual-based model of {B}uruli ulcer ({BU}), we demonstrate that, through feedbacks between health and economic status, such {NTD}s can have a significant impact on the economic structure of human populations even at low incidence levels. {W}hile average wealth is only marginally affected by {BU}, the economic conditions of certain subpopulations are impacted sufficiently to create changes in measurable population-level inequality. {A} reduction of the disability burden caused by {BU} can thus maximize the economic growth of the poorest subpopulations and reduce significantly the economic inequalities introduced by the disease in endemic regions.},
  keywords = {neglected tropical diseases ; coupled ecological-economic systems ; individual-based model ; {AFRIQUE} ; {ZONE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {R}oyal {S}ociety {B}-{B}iological {S}ciences},
  volume = {282},
  numero = {1818},
  pages = {art. 20151426 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {0962-8452},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1098/rspb.2015.1426},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065454},
}