Cross-sectional study of the burden of vector-borne and soil-transmitted polyparasitism in rural communities of Coast Province, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In coastal Kenya, infection of human populations by a variety of parasites often results in co-infection or poly-parasitism. These parasitic infections, separately and in conjunction, are a major cause of chronic clinical and sub-clinical human disease and exert a long-term toll on economic welfare of affected populations. Risk factors for these infections are often shared and overlap in space, resulting in interrelated patterns of transmission that need to be considered at different spatial scales. Integration of novel quantitative tools and qualitative approaches is needed to analyze transmission dynamics and design effective interventions.

Methodology

Our study was focused on detecting spatial and demographic patterns of single- and co-infection in six villages

SUBMITTER: Bisanzio D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4109907 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature