Improving spatial prediction of Schistosoma haematobium prevalence in southern Ghana through new remote sensors and local water access profiles.

Schistosomiasis is a water-related neglected tropical disease. In many endemic low- and middle-income countries, insufficient surveillance and reporting lead to poor characterization of the demographic and geographic distribution of schistosomiasis cases. Hence, modeling is relied upon to predict ar...

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Main Authors: Alexandra V Kulinkina, Yvonne Walz, Magaly Koch, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Jürg Utzinger, Elena N Naumova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6014678?pdf=render