Background: Soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections still remain a notable health problem
in resource-limited countries due to difficulties in the implementation of control measures. In …

In the field of landscape epidemiology, the contribution of machine learning (ML) to
modeling of epidemiological risk scenarios presents itself as a good alternative. This study …

Spatial analysis has become an increasingly used analytic approach to describe and
analyze spatial characteristics of disease burden, but the depth and coverage of its usage …

Model-based Geostatistics for Global Public Health: Methods and Applications provides an
introductory account of model-based geostatistics, its implementation in open-source …

Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) are highly prevalent Neglected Tropical Disease in
Ethiopia, an estimated 26 million are infected. Geographic Information Systems and Remote …

Abstract Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris
trichiura, the four major Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and also Strongyloides stercoralis …

The burden of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infections in Nigeria is enormous with
serious public health significance. This study, therefore, assessed helminthiasis among …

Background Ascariasis, Trichuriasis and Hookworm infections poses a considerable public
health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a sound understanding of their spatial distribution …

Background The intestinal nematode Trichuris trichiura is among the most common causes
of human infectious disease worldwide. As for other soil-transmitted nematodes, its …

In most endemic sub-Saharan African countries, repeated infections with soil-transmitted
helminth (STH) occur as early as six weeks after the end of mass drug administration (MDA) …