Spatiotemporal analysis of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth distribution in three highly endemic provinces in Angola.

Spatiotemporal analysis of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth distribution in three highly endemic provinces in Angola.

<h4>Background</h4>A school-based preventive chemotherapy (PC) program has operated since 2013 for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and 2014 for schistosomiasis in Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces, Angola. This program was informed by a prevalence survey in 2014 and evaluated in 2021, d...

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Main Authors:	Adam W Bartlett, Tatiana Proboste, Elsa P Mendes, Marta S Palmeirim, Ana Direito, Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes, Sergio Lopes, Susana Vaz Nery
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-04-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012974
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