Spatial and temporal distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and geostatistical meta-analysis.

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Interest is growing in predictive risk mapping for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly to scale up preventive chemotherapy, surveillance, and elimination efforts. Soil-transmitted helminths (hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, and Trichuris trichiura) are the most widespread NTDs, but broad geographical analyses are scarce. We aimed to predict the spatial and temporal distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections, including the number of infected people and treatment needs, across sub-Saharan Africa.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Lancet Infect Dis

Title: The Lancet. Infectious diseases

ISSN (Electronic): 1474-4457

ISSN (Print): 1473-3099

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2015

Volume: 15

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

[2 ] Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

[3 ] Réseau International Schistosomiases, Environnement, Aménagements et Lutte, Niamey, Niger.

[4 ] Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

[5 ] Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.

[6 ] Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.

[7 ] Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands.

[8 ] Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique, Bamako, Mali.

[9 ] Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé, Dakar, Senegal.

[10 ] Laboratory of Parasitology and Ecology, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Center for Schistosomiasis and Parasitology, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

[11 ] Programme National de Lutte contre la Schistosomiase, Ministère de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

[12 ] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: penelope.vounatsou@unibas.ch.

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Publisher Item ID: S1473-3099(14)71004-7

DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)71004-7

PubMed ID: 25486852

SO-VID: 1d9d3b9d-da6f-423e-bbcc-f78d6cac2d64

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