Raso, G., Li, Y., Zhao, Z. et al. (3 more authors) (2009) Spatial distribution of human Schistosoma japonicum infections in the Dongting Lake Region, China. PLoS One, 4 (9). e6947.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to spatially model the effect of demographic, reservoir hosts and environmental factors on human Schistosoma japonicum infection prevalence in the Dongting Lake area of Hunan Province, China and to determine the potential of each indicator in targeting schistosomiasis control.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 Raso et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Animals; Bayes Theorem; Buffaloes; Child; Child, Preschool; China; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Environment; Female; Geography; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis japonica |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2015 13:13 |
Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2015 13:13 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006947 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0006947 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83259 |