Methods
HOOKWORM
We have created a meta-population hookworm transmission model, consisting of subpopulations modelled by an individual-base stochastic framework in which human hosts are able to temporarily make visits of varying durations to other subpopulations. The area under consideration is discretized onto a regular grid, and each cell—or pixel—contains a subpopulation consisting of permanent residents of the pixel who share access to a reservoir of infectious material. The dimensions of the pixels in this study are 3 km x 3 km, and in general should be chosen so that the population shares some access to the same collective reservoir of infective stages within normal day-to-day movements.