Feasibility of controlling hookworm infection through preventive chemotherapy: a simulation study using the individual-based WORMSIM modelling framework

BACKGROUND: Globally, hookworms infect 440 million people in developing countries. Especially children and women of childbearing age are at risk of developing anaemia as a result of infection. To control hookworm infection and disease (i.e. reduce the prevalence of medium and heavy infection to <...

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Autores principales: Coffeng, Luc E., Bakker, Roel, Montresor, Antonio, de Vlas, Sake J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26489659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1151-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26489659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1151-4

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