Mapping the global distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms by ecological niche modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The WHO has established a control strategy for Strongyloides stercoralis in school-aged children as well as targets and to maintain control programs for Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms. For an efficient development of control programs, it is necessary to know the target countries around the world, as well as the areas within each country where efforts should be focused. Therefore, maps that provide information on the areas at risk for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections on a national and sub-national scale would allow for a better allocation of resources.

Methods

We used the ecological niche models MaxEnt and Kuenm R library to estimate the global distribution of S. stercoralis and hookworms. We used occurrence points of both species

SUBMITTER: Fleitas PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature