Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura

Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura

Risk maps facilitate discussion among different stakeholders and provide a tool for spatial targeting of health interventions. We present maps documenting shrinking risk profiles after deworming with respect to soil-transmitted helminthiasis among schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in...

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Main Authors: Ivan Müller, Stefanie Gall, Lindsey Beyleveld, Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, Rosa du Randt, Peter Steinmann, Leyli Zondie, Cheryl Walter, Jürg Utzinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
Albendazole
Ascaris lumbricoides
Trichuris trichiura
Risk profiling
South Africa
Online Access:http://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/601

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http://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/601

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