Whittaker C. auteur aut IRD Walker M. auteur aut IRD Pion Sébastien auteur aut IRD Chesnais C. B. auteur aut IRD Boussinesq Michel auteur aut IRD Basanez M. G. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Filarial nematodes cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as river blindness, elephantiasis, and African eye worm. Global control and elimination efforts are well underway for the former two, and epidemiological models have played a crucial role in understanding the impact of interventions and guiding control policy. However, for the latter (caused by Loa loa), there are no specific transmission models, and the disease has not been included among the prioritized NTDs. Maria-Gloria Basanez and her Helminth Ecology Research Group at Imperial College London work collaboratively on developing mathematical models for human and zoonotic helminthiases and other vector-borne NTDs. In this interview, the authors shared with Trends in Parasitology why loiasis may be more than meets the eye and how modelling can best be leveraged to help control human filarial infections. specialized AFRIQUE CENTRALE 052 050 34 4 261-262 2018 1471-4922 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072857 10.1016/j.pt.2018.02.002 1471-4922 [F B010072857] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072857 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2018/05/010072857.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2018-06-01 2018-06-01 fdi:010072857 fre