Impact of Drought on the Spatial Pattern of Transmission of Schistosoma haematobium in Coastal Kenya

We analyzed temporal changes in spatial patterns of active Schistosoma haematobium infection in different age groups and associated them with ponds infested with Bulinus snails. A major drought between 2001 and 2009 resulted in drying of ponds that were known sources of infection, and we detected ve...

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Main Authors: Mutuku, Francis M., King, Charles H., Bustinduy, Amaya L., Mungai, Peter L., Muchiri, Eric M., Kitron, Uriel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3225153/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22144445
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0186
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