Bayesian geostatistical modeling of leishmaniasis incidence in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries with an estimated 350 million people at risk and approximately 2 million cases annually. Brazil is one of the most severely affected countries. METHODOLOGY: We applied Bayesian geostatistical negative binomial models to analyze reported incidence...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules, Ronaldo G C Scholte, Luiz H Guimarães, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3649962?pdf=render