Schistosomiasis with a focus on Africa

OP Aula, DP McManus, MK Jones… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is a common neglected tropical disease of impoverished people and
livestock in many develo** countries in tropical Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin …

Spatial distribution of schistosomiasis and treatment needs in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and geostatistical analysis

YS Lai, P Biedermann, UF Ekpo, A Garba… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Schistosomiasis affects more than 200 million individuals, mostly in sub-
Saharan Africa, but empirical estimates of the disease burden in this region are unavailable …

A new world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2010

PW Gething, AP Patil, DL Smith, CA Guerra… - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
Background Transmission intensity affects almost all aspects of malaria epidemiology and
the impact of malaria on human populations. Maps of transmission intensity are necessary to …

Spatial analysis in epidemiology

DU Pfeiffer - 2008 - academic.oup.com
and chapter 7 focuses on modeling of spatial distribution of diseases. Finally, chapter 8
explains data-driven and knowledge-driven modeling for risk assessment and management …

A world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2007

SI Hay, CA Guerra, PW Gething, AP Patil… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Efficient allocation of resources to intervene against malaria requires a detailed
understanding of the contemporary spatial distribution of malaria risk. It is exactly 40 y since …

Schistosomiasis and neglected tropical diseases: towards integrated and sustainable control and a word of caution

J Utzinger, G Raso, S Brooker, D De Savigny… - Parasitology, 2009 - cambridge.org
In May 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed a resolution which urged member
states to attain, by 2010, a minimum target of regularly administering anthelminthic drugs to …

Reduced Efficacy of Praziquantel Against Schistosoma mansoni Is Associated With Multiple Rounds of Mass Drug Administration

T Crellen, M Walker, PHL Lamberton… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel is the cornerstone of
schistosomiasis control in sub-Saharan Africa. The effectiveness of this strategy is …

The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI): rationale, development and implementation from 2002–2008

A Fenwick, JP Webster, E Bosque-Oliva, L Blair… - Parasitology, 2009 - cambridge.org
Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in develo**
countries. After malaria, schistosomiasis is the most important tropical disease in terms of …

Methods used in the spatial analysis of tuberculosis epidemiology: a systematic review

D Shaweno, M Karmakar, KA Alene, R Ragonnet… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) transmission often occurs within a household or community,
leading to heterogeneous spatial patterns. However, apparent spatial clustering of TB could …

[LIVRE][B] Model-based geostatistics for global public health: methods and applications

PJ Diggle, E Giorgi - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Model-based Geostatistics for Global Public Health: Methods and Applications provides an
introductory account of model-based geostatistics, its implementation in open-source …