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Forecasting cases of schistosomiasis in the Sahel
The incidence of schistosomiasis is rising globally because of irrigation and hydro-electric projects, shifts from nomadic to sedentary existence, and ineffective control programs that are not capable of coping with growing populations. To this end, the employment of automatic forecasting methods could locally support public health activities in controlling this neglected tropical disease (see Medina et al., e276).
Image Credit: Irrigation canal in Niono, Mali, by Masoud F. Tavazoie
Citation: (2008) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 2(8) August 2008. PLoS Neglect Trop Dis 2(8): ev02.i08. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v02.i08
Published: August 27, 2008
Copyright: © 2008 Tavazoie. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The incidence of schistosomiasis is rising globally because of irrigation and hydro-electric projects, shifts from nomadic to sedentary existence, and ineffective control programs that are not capable of coping with growing populations. To this end, the employment of automatic forecasting methods could locally support public health activities in controlling this neglected tropical disease (see Medina et al., e276).
Image Credit: Irrigation canal in Niono, Mali, by Masoud F. Tavazoie