Risk profiling of hookworm infection and intensity in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic using Bayesian models.

• Main Authors: Armelle Forrer (Author), Penelope Vounatsou (Author), Somphou Sayasone (Author), Youthanavanh Vonghachack (Author), Dalouny Bouakhasith (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Kongsap Akkhavong (Author), Peter Odermatt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Among the common soil-transmitted helminth infections, hookworm causes the highest burden. Previous research in the southern part of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) revealed high prevalence rates of hookworm infection. The purpose of this study was to predict the spatial d...