Spatial and temporal distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and geostatistical meta-analysis

Summary Background Interest is growing in predictive risk mapping for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly to scale up preventive chemotherapy, surveillance, and elimination efforts. Soil-transmitted helminths (hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides , and Trichuris trichiura ) are the most wides...

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Published in:	The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 74 - 84
Main Authors:	Karagiannis-Voules, Dimitrios-Alexios, MSc, Biedermann, Patricia, MSc, Ekpo, Uwem F, PhD, Garba, Amadou, MD, Langer, Erika, MSc, Mathieu, Els, MD, Midzi, Nicholas, Prof, Mwinzi, Pauline, PhD, Polderman, Anton M, PhD, Raso, Giovanna, PhD, Sacko, Moussa, PhD, Talla, Idrissa, MD, Tchuenté, Louis-Albert Tchuem, Prof, Touré, Seydou, MD, Winkler, Mirko S, PhD, Utzinger, Jürg, Prof, Vounatsou, Penelope, Dr
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Ltd 2015 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology Ancylostomatoidea - isolation & purification Animals Anthelmintics - therapeutic use Antiparasitic agents Ascaris lumbricoides - isolation & purification Displaced persons Drinking water Estimates Helminthiasis - drug therapy Helminthiasis - epidemiology Helminthiasis - parasitology Helminthiasis - prevention & control Humans Infections Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - drug therapy Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - prevention & control Neglected Diseases - drug therapy Neglected Diseases - epidemiology Neglected Diseases - parasitology Neglected Diseases - prevention & control Polls & surveys Population Prevalence Spatio-Temporal Analysis Studies Temporal distribution Trichuris - isolation & purification Tropical diseases Africa South of the Sahara
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