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(A)
Geohelminths
Areas where geohelminths are
a public health problem
Areas where geohelminths are
transmitted
(B)
HIV
Adult prevalence rate
<0.1%
0.1-<0.5%
0.5-<1.0%
1.0-<5.0%
5.0-<15.0%
15.0-<34.0%
Data not included
(C)
Malaria
Status
Still a public health problem
Preelimination
Elimination
Prevention of
reintroduction
Certified malaria free
and/or no ongoing
local transmission for
over a decade
FIGURE 4.1
Overlapping distributions of
oil-transmitted helminths, HIV and
malaria. All maps are modified from the WHO in the following publications: (A) http://
www.who.int/wormcontrol/documents/fact_sheets/soil_transmitted_helminths/en/index.
html; (B) 2008 Report on the Global HIV epidemic; and (C) World Malaria Report 2009.
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