Maria-Gloria Basanez, a co-author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Mathematical models for parasites and vectors'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors.
Editorial declaration
7 August 2011
Maria-Gloria Basanez, a co-author of this article, is also editor of the Thematic Series 'Mathematical models for parasites and vectors'. To avoid any possible conflicts of interest, this contribution was edited by Chris Arme, Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors.
Competing interests
None declared