Hugh Sturrock BSc MSc PhD
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- LSHTM
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- London
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I completed my first degree in Zoology at Edinburgh University in 2005, basing my Honours project on the fungal control of mosquitoes. In 2006 I carried out a Masters at the University of Otago, looking at the epidemiology of avian malaria in yellow-eyed penguins. My PhD looked at the spatial epidemiology of Neglected Tropical Diseases and malaria and optimal survey designs.
Affiliation
Teaching
I am deputy course organiser for distance learning course Control of Infectious Diseases and am a facilitator for Spatial Epidemiology in Public Health and Analysis and Design of Research Studies.
Research
I am interested in the variations in spatial heterogeneity between diseases and how this affects the design of surveys and control strategies. This involves using a combination of statistical modelling, spatial analysis and computer simulations.
I am also involved in ongoing projects with the Global Atlas of Helminth Infections, most recently compiling and mapping lymphatic filariasis prevalence and drug coverage data.
Research areas
- Helminths
- Parasites
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
- GIS/Spatial analysis
- Operational research
Disease and Health Conditions
- Malaria
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Selected publications
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Planning schistosomiasis control: investigation of alternative sampling strategies for Schistosoma mansoni to target mass drug administration of praziquantel in East Africa
Sturrock, HJW; Gething, PW; Ashton, RA; Kolaczinski, JH; Kabatereine, NB; Brooker, S;
International Health, In Press;
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Spatial modelling of soil-transmitted helminth infections in kenya: a disease control planning tool.
Pullan, R.L. ; Gething, P.W. ; Smith, J.L. ; Mwandawiro, C.S. ; Sturrock, H.J. ; Gitonga, C.W. ; Hay, S.I. ; Brooker, S. ;
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2011; 5(2):e958
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Optimal Survey Designs for Targeting Chemotherapy Against Soil-Transmitted Helminths: Effect of Spatial Heterogeneity and Cost-Efficiency of Sampling.
Sturrock, H.J.; Gething, P.W.; Clements, A.C.; Brooker, S.;
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2010; 82(6):1079-1087
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The performance of haematuria reagent strips for the rapid mapping of urinary schistosomiasis: field experience from Southern Sudan
Robinson, E.; Picon, D.; Sturrock, H.J.; Sabasio, A.; Lado, M.; Kolaczinski, J.; Brooker, S.
Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2009; 14(12):1484-1487
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Integrated Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Epidemiological Findings and Control Implications for Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State, Southern Sudan
Sturrock, H.J.W.; Picon, D.; Sabasio, A.; Oguttu, D.; Robinson, E.; Lado, M.; Rumunu, J.; Brooker, S.; Kolaczinski, J.H.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009; 3(10)
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