Spatial distribution and risk factors of Schistosoma haematobium and hookworm infections among schoolchildren in Kwale, Kenya.

• Main Authors: Evans Asena Chadeka (Author), Sachiyo Nagi (Author), Toshihiko Sunahara (Author), Ngetich Benard Cheruiyot (Author), Felix Bahati (Author), Yuriko Ozeki (Author), Manabu Inoue (Author), Mayuko Osada-Oka (Author), Mayuko Okabe (Author), Yukio Hirayama (Author), Mwatasa Changoma (Author), Keishi Adachi (Author), Faith Mwende (Author), Mihoko Kikuchi (Author), Risa Nakamura (Author), Yombo Dan Justin Kalenda (Author), Satoshi Kaneko (Author), Kenji Hirayama (Author), Masaaki Shimada (Author), Yoshio Ichinose (Author), Sammy M Njenga (Author), Sohkichi Matsumoto (Author), Shinjiro Hamano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Large-scale schistosomiasis control programs are implemented in regions with diverse social and economic environments. A key epidemiological feature of schistosomiasis is its small-scale heterogeneity. Locally profiling disease dynamics including risk factors associated with its transmission is esse...