Environmental characteristics around the household and their association with hookworm infection in rural communities from Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Melaku Anegagrie (Author), Sofía Lanfri (Author), Aranzazu Amor Aramendia (Author), Carlos Matías Scavuzzo (Author), Zaida Herrador (Author), Agustín Benito (Author), Maria Victoria Periago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies assist data mapping and analysis, and the prediction of the spatial distribution of infection in rel...