Hookworm infection and environmental factors in mbeya region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional, population-based study.

Hookworm infection and environmental factors in mbeya region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional, population-based study.

BACKGROUND: Hookworm disease is one of the most common infections and cause of a high disease burden in the tropics and subtropics. Remotely sensed ecological data and model-based geostatistics have been used recently to identify areas in need for hookworm control. METHODOLOGY: Cross-sectional inter...

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Main Authors: Helene Riess, Petra Clowes, Inge Kroidl, Dickens O Kowuor, Anthony Nsojo, Chacha Mangu, Steffen A Schüle, Ulrich Mansmann, Christof Geldmacher, Seif Mhina, Leonard Maboko, Michael Hoelscher, Elmar Saathoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3764225?pdf=render

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