Mapping the Risk of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Philippines.

• Main Authors: Ricardo J Soares Magalhães (Author), Maria S Salamat (Author), Lydia Leonardo (Author), Darren J Gray (Author), Hélène Carabin (Author), Kate Halton (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Gail M Williams (Author), Pilarita Rivera (Author), Ofelia Saniel (Author), Leda Hernandez (Author), Laith Yakob (Author), Stephen T McGarvey (Author), Archie C A Clements (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In order to increase the efficient allocation of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) disease control resources in the Philippines, we aimed to describe for the first time the spatial variation in the prevalence of A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and hookworm across the country, quantify the association be...