Spatial and genetic epidemiology of hookworm in a rural community in Uganda.

There are remarkably few contemporary, population-based studies of intestinal nematode infection for sub-Saharan Africa. This paper presents a comprehensive epidemiological analysis of hookworm infection intensity in a rural Ugandan community. Demographic, kinship, socioeconomic and environmental da...

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Main Authors: Rachel L Pullan, Narcis B Kabatereine, Rupert J Quinnell, Simon Brooker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2886101?pdf=render