Geostatistical model-based estimates of Schistosomiasis prevalence among individuals aged ≤ 20 years in West Africa.

• Main Authors: Nadine Schur (Author), Eveline Hürlimann (Author), Amadou Garba (Author), Mamadou S Traoré (Author), Omar Ndir (Author), Raoult C Ratard (Author), Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté (Author), Thomas K Kristensen (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Penelope Vounatsou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease that is believed to affect over 200 million people with an estimated 97% of the infections concentrated in Africa. However, these statistics are largely based on population re-adjusted data originally published by Utroska and colleagues more than...