@phdthesis{29287,
  keywords = {leprosy, LEPRASIM, infectious disease, Geoscience, Bacterial Infections, Agent-based-modeling, ABM},
  author = {Hoek S A},
  title = {LEPRASIM: An Agent-based model for the spatio-temporal diffusion dynamics of leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>LEPRASIM, an Agent Based Model, is developed to gain a deeper understanding of the spatio-temporal diffusion dynamics of leprosy infections, the effect of agent-based behavioral mechanisms on this phenomenon, and the long-term effectiveness of prevention measures in reducing the occurrence of leprosy in a population. A set of eight prevention measures are tested aimed at different contact groups of infected individuals in the population. Of these strategies an initial deployment of a "blanket"-approach, followed by the deployment of a pre-emptive approach aimed at household and neighbor contacts of infected individuals, is considered to be most effective.</p>
},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Geographic Information Management and Applications},
  volume = {Master},
  pages = {1-126},
  url = {http://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/342409/Thesis_vanderHoek_s6020453.pdf?sequence=2},
  language = {eng},
}