Changing Patterns of Spatial Clustering of Schistosomiasis in Southwest China between 1999–2001 and 2007–2008: Assessing Progress toward Eradication after the World Bank Loan Project

Changing Patterns of Spatial Clustering of Schistosomiasis in Southwest China between 1999–2001 and 2007–2008: Assessing Progress toward Eradication after the World Bank Loan Project

We compared changes in the spatial clustering of schistosomiasis in Southwest China at the conclusion of and six years following the end of the World Bank Loan Project (WBLP), the control strategy of which was focused on the large-scale use of chemotherapy. Parasitological data were obtained through...

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Main Authors: Yi Hu, Chenglong Xiong, Zhijie Zhang, Can Luo, Ted Cohen, Jie Gao, Lijuan Zhang, Qingwu Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
spatial pattern
clustering
the World Bank Loan Project (WBLP)
hilly and mountainous regions
Southwest China
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/1/701

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