Long-term impact of the World Bank Loan Project for schistosomiasis control: a comparison of the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis risk in China.

• Main Authors: Zhijie Zhang (Author), Rong Zhu (Author), Michael P Ward (Author), Wanghong Xu (Author), Lijuan Zhang (Author), Jiagang Guo (Author), Fei Zhao (Author), Qingwu Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The World Bank Loan Project (WBLP) for controlling schistosomiasis in China was implemented during 1992-2001. Its short-term impact has been assessed from non-spatial perspective, but its long-term impact remains unclear and a spatial evaluation has not previously been conducted. Here we...