Risk profiling of soil-transmitted helminth infection and estimated number of infected people in South Asia: A systematic review and Bayesian geostatistical Analysis.

• Main Authors: Ying-Si Lai (Author), Patricia Biedermann (Author), Akina Shrestha (Author), Frédérique Chammartin (Author), Natacha À Porta (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author), Nerges F Mistry (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Penelope Vounatsou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In South Asia, hundreds of millions of people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, and Trichuris trichiura). However, high-resolution risk profiles and the estimated number of people infected have yet to be determined. In turn,...