Environmental and Household-Based Spatial Risks for Tungiasis in an Endemic Area of Coastal Kenya

Environmental and Household-Based Spatial Risks for Tungiasis in an Endemic Area of Coastal Kenya

Tungiasis is a cutaneous parasitosis caused by an embedded female sand flea. The distribution of cases can be spatially heterogeneous even in areas with similar risk profiles. This study assesses household and remotely sensed environmental factors that contribute to the geographic distribution of tu...

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Main Authors: Ayako Hyuga, Peter S. Larson, Morris Ndemwa, Sheru W. Muuo, Mwatasa Changoma, Mohamed Karama, Kensuke Goto, Satoshi Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
tungiasis
spatial epidemiology
Kenya
Health and Demographic Surveillance System
generalized additive models
zoonosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/1/2

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