Hookworm infection and environmental factors in mbeya region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional, population-based study.

• Main Authors: Helene Riess (Author), Petra Clowes (Author), Inge Kroidl (Author), Dickens O Kowuor (Author), Anthony Nsojo (Author), Chacha Mangu (Author), Steffen A Schüle (Author), Ulrich Mansmann (Author), Christof Geldmacher (Author), Seif Mhina (Author), Leonard Maboko (Author), Michael Hoelscher (Author), Elmar Saathoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Hookworm disease is one of the most common infections and cause of a high disease burden in the tropics and subtropics. Remotely sensed ecological data and model-based geostatistics have been used recently to identify areas in need for hookworm control. METHODOLOGY: Cross-sectional inter...