Mapping the probability of schistosomiasis and associated uncertainty, West Africa

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Garba, Amadou
Sacko, Moussa
Touré, Seydou
Dembelé, Robert
Landouré, Aly
Bosque-Oliva, Elisa
Gabrielli, Albis F
Fenwick, A
Clements, Archie

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US National Centre for Infectious Diseases

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We aimed to map the probability of Schistosoma haematobium infection being >50%, a threshold for annual mass praziquantel distribution. Parasitologic surveys were conducted in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, 2004-2006, and predictions were made by using Bayesian geostatistical models. Clusters with >50% probability of having >50% prevalence were delineated in each country.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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2037-12-31