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

• Hauptverfasser: Armelle Forrer (Verfasst von), Penelope Vounatsou (Verfasst von), Somphou Sayasone (Verfasst von), Youthanavanh Vonghachack (Verfasst von), Dalouny Bouakhasith (Verfasst von), Jürg Utzinger (Verfasst von), Kongsap Akkhavong (Verfasst von), Peter Odermatt (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...