A Persistent Hotspot of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in a Five-Year Randomized Trial of Praziquantel Preventative Chemotherapy Strategies

RE Wiegand, PNM Mwinzi… - The Journal of …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Persistent hotspots have been described after mass drug administration (MDA)
for the control of schistosomiasis, but they have not been studied during the course of a …

[کتاب][B] An introduction to the geography of health

H Hazen, P Anthamatten - 2019‏ - taylorfrancis.com
In the second edition of An Introduction to the Geography of Health, Helen Hazen and Peter
Anthamatten explore the ways in which geographic ideas and approaches can inform our …

China–Africa and China–Asia collaboration on schistosomiasis control: a SWOT analysis

J Xu, R Bergquist, YJ Qian, Q Wang, Q Yu… - Advances in …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis, a disease caused by a trematode, parasitic worm, is a worldwide public
health problem. In spite of great progress with regard to morbidity control, even elimination …

Automatically analyzing large texts in a GIS environment: The registrar general's reports and cholera in the 19th century

P Murrieta‐Flores, A Baron, I Gregory… - Transactions in …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this article is to present new research showcasing how Geographic Information
Systems in combination with Natural Language Processing and Corpus Linguistics methods …

Symmetric adaptive smoothing regimens for estimation of the spatial relative risk function

TM Davies, K Jones, ML Hazelton - Computational Statistics & Data …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The spatial relative risk function is now regarded as a standard tool for visualising spatially
tagged case-control data. This function is usually estimated using the ratio of kernel density …

Evaluation of mammalian and intermediate host surveillance methods for detecting schistosomiasis reemergence in southwest China

EJ Carlton, MN Bates, B Zhong… - PLoS neglected …, 2011‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Schistosomiasis has reemerged in China, threatening schistosomiasis
elimination efforts. Surveillance methods that can identify locations where schistosomiasis …

Spatial pattern of schistosomiasis in **ngzi, Jiangxi Province, China: the effects of environmental factors

Y Hu, Z Zhang, Y Chen, Z Wang, J Gao, B Tao… - Parasites & …, 2013‏ - Springer
Background The recent rebounds of schistosomiasis in the middle and lower reaches of the
Yangtze River pose a challenge to the current control strategies. In this study, identification …

Spatial patterns of malaria reported deaths in Yunnan Province, China

Y Bi, W Hu, H Yang, XN Zhou, W Yu… - … American Journal of …, 2013‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malaria has been a heavy social and health burden in the remote and poor areas in
southern China. Analyses of malaria epidemic patterns can uncover important features of …

Long-term impact of the World Bank Loan Project for schistosomiasis control: a comparison of the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis risk in China

Z Zhang, R Zhu, MP Ward, W Xu, L Zhang… - PLoS Neglected …, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The World Bank Loan Project (WBLP) for controlling schistosomiasis in China
was implemented during 1992–2001. Its short-term impact has been assessed from non …

Implementing a geospatial health data infrastructure for control of Asian schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China and the Philippines

JB Malone, GJ Yang, L Leonardo, XN Zhou - Advances in parasitology, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This review focuses on implementing a geospatial health infrastructure for control of
schistosomiasis and other helminthic infections in Southeast Asia, with special focus on the …