Dr Sheetal Silal
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Sheetal Silal
Honorary Visiting Research Fellow
My primary area of research is mathematical modelling of infectious diseases. This is the application of mathematical modelling and computer simulation through techniques such as differential equation modelling and agent based simulation to predict the dynamics and control of infectious diseases to evaluate, among other things, the potential impact of control programmes in reducing morbidity and mortality.
My research focuses on using mathematics and statistics to model the control and elimination of malaria and other infectious diseases in South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia Pacific region. My research agenda for the next five years is to incorporate mathematical disease modelling into computer-based applications that can be used to predict the impact of malaria policy on a population of interest to aid the design of effective malaria policies. These tools will be made available to the National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs) of various countries in Africa.
Key publications
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Malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific: a multi-species dynamic transmission model
Silal SP. et al, (2019), Wellcome Open Research, 4, 62 - 62
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An interactive application for malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific
Celhay OJ. et al, (2019), Wellcome Open Research, 4, 61 - 61
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Malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific: Developing an investment case
Shretta R. et al, (2019), Wellcome Open Research, 4, 60 - 60
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Hitting a Moving Target: A Model for Malaria Elimination in the Presence of Population Movement
Silal SP. et al, (2015), PLOS ONE, 10, e0144990 - e0144990
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Exploring the seasonality of reported treated malaria cases in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Silal SP. et al, (2013), PloS one, 8
Recent publications
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The global epidemiology of viral-induced acute liver failure: a systematic review protocol.
Patterson J. et al, (2019), BMJ open, 9
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Malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific: a multi-species dynamic transmission model
Silal SP. et al, (2019), Wellcome Open Research, 4, 62 - 62
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An interactive application for malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific
Celhay OJ. et al, (2019), Wellcome Open Research, 4, 61 - 61
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Predicting the cost of malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific
Shretta R. et al, (2019), Wellcome Open Research, 4, 73 - 73
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An interactive application for malaria elimination transmission and costing in the Asia-Pacific
Celhay OJ. et al, (2019), Wellcome Open Research, 4, 61 - 61