title: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Schistosomiasis-Related Deaths, Brazil, 2000-2011.
abstract: We analyzed spatiotemporal patterns of 8,756 schistosomiasis-related deaths in Brazil during 2000-2011 and identified high-risk clusters of deaths, mainly in highly schistosomiasis-endemic areas along the coast of Brazil's Northeast Region. Schistosomiasis remains a neglected public health problem with a high number of deaths in disease-endemic and emerging focal areas.
authors.forename: Francisco Rogerlândio
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Martins-Melo
authors.forename: Marta Cristhiany Cunha
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Alberto Novaes
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Alencar
authors.forename: Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: Jorg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heukelbach
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis
keywords: Brazil; Schistosoma; Schistosomiasis; ecological study; epidemiology; mortality; parasites; spatial analysis; trematodes; vector-borne infections