claudiofronterre/LF

LF predictions for Africa # LF This repository contains the R code and documentation for the development of spatial predictive model for Lymphatic Filariasis when two different diagnostics are used. ## To do - [X] Read LF papers - [ ] Create R functions for the two models - [ ] Finish to test the models - [ ] Generate predictions for the entire continent ## Notes - There is a concern in low-density microfilaraemia in sutaining parasite transmission in communities during and following control programmes (Snow et al., 2006). This is because MDA does not always clear microfilariae (mf) from the peripheral blood, levaing a small number of people with very low levels of infection (Mahoney & Kessel, 1971; Bryan & Southgate, 197690005-5/pdf)).