Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: A Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data.

Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: A Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data.

<h4>Background</h4>In Bangladesh, preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in school-age children has been implemented since 2008. To evaluate the success of this strategy, surveys were conducted between 2017 and 2020 in 10 out of 64 districts. We esti...

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Main Authors: Daniel J F Gerber, Sanjaya Dhakal, Md Nazmul Islam, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Md Abul Khair, Md Mujibur Rahman, Md Jahirul Karim, Md Shafiqur Rahman, M M Aktaruzzaman, Cara Tupps, Mariana Stephens, Paul M Emerson, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011656&type=printable

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