Spatial analysis and risk mapping of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Brazil, using Bayesian geostatistical models

Spatial analysis and risk mapping of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Brazil, using Bayesian geostatistical models

Soil-transmitted helminths (<em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em>, <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> and hookworm) negatively impact the health and wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries, including Brazil. Reliable maps of the spati...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo G. C. Scholte, Nadine Schur, Maria E. Bavia, Edgar M. Carvalho, Frédérique Chammartin, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
Bayesian modelling, geographical information system, remote sensing, soil-transmitted helminths, variable selection, Brazil.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/58

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