Mapping soil-transmitted helminths in Southeast Asia and implications for parasite control.

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dc.contributor.authorBrooker, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSinghasivanon, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorWaikagul, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorSupavej, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorKojima, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorTakeuchi, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorLuong, T Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorLooareesuwan, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T15:58:03Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T15:58:03Z
dc.date.issued2003-03-16en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractEstablishing the current status and distribution of soil-transmitted helminths is essential for developing and implementing parasite control. Although Southeast Asia is known to have a high prevalence of infection, a precise estimate of the total disease burden has not been fully described. Here, we use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to collate and map recent published surveys on soil-transmitted helminth epidemiology and distribution for this region. Distinct geographical variation was observed, which is suggested to reflect climatic variation, as well as behavioral differences. However, for much of the region few data are available, and therefore it proved necessary to generate predictions of the distribution of soil-transmitted helminths using remotely sensed (RS) satellite sensor environmental variables. A significant finding was the importance of land surface temperature in influencing the distribution of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura. Spatial analyses using RS satellite sensor data were then used to generate predictive maps of infection risk. This information provided the basis for an estimate of the population at risk of infection and the numbers requiring treatment. These applications of GIS and remote sensing provide a good basis for developing control of soil-transmitted helminths in the region.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDisease Control and Vector Biology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. simon.brooker@lshtm.ac.uken_US
dc.identifier.citationBrooker S, Singhasivanon P, Waikagul J, Supavej S, Kojima S, Takeuchi T, Luong TV, Looareesuwan S. Mapping soil-transmitted helminths in Southeast Asia and implications for parasite control. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2003 Mar; 34(1): 24-36en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/34096
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2003_34_1/05A-3025.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAsia, Southeastern --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChi-Square Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshCommunicable Disease Controlen_US
dc.subject.meshGeographic Information Systemsen_US
dc.subject.meshHelminthiasis --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshSoil --parasitologyen_US
dc.titleMapping soil-transmitted helminths in Southeast Asia and implications for parasite control.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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