@article{Cadavid Restrepo_Yang_McManus_Gray_Barnes_Williams_Soares Magalhães_Clements_2018, title={Spatial prediction of the risk of exposure to Echinococcus spp. among schoolchildren and dogs in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China}, volume={13}, url={https://www.geospatialhealth.net/gh/article/view/644}, DOI={10.4081/gh.2018.644}, abstractNote={The geographical distribution of <em>Echinococcus</em> spp. infections in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR) has been reported to be expanding in response to environmental change. The aim of the present study was to predict and compare the spatial distribution of human seropositivity for <em>Echinococcus granulosus</em> and <em>Echinococcus multilocularis</em> and infections with these parasites in dogs in four counties in the south of NHAR to identify communities where targeted prevention and control efforts are required. Predicted seroprevalence of <em>E. granulosus</em> in schoolchildren and <em>E. granulosus</em> infections in dogs concurred spatially, whereas predicted seroprevalence of <em>E. multilocularis</em> in schoolchildren and<em> E. multilocularis</em> infections in dogs differed spatially. Enhanced vegetation index was significantly associated with <em>E. multilocularis</em> seropositivity among schoolchildren, and infections with <em>E. granulosus</em> and <em>E. multilocularis</em> in dogs. A positive association was also found between dog infection with <em>E. granulosus</em> and cultivated land, and a negative association between human seropositivity for <em>E. granulosus</em> and bare-land/artificial surfaces. The findings of this study support the importance of land cover and climatic variables in determining habitat suitability for <em>Echinococcus</em> spp. infections, and suggest that definitive hosts other than dogs (<em>e.g</em>. foxes) are important in defining the geographical risk of human seropositivity for <em>E. multilocularis</em> in NHAR.}, number={1}, journal={Geospatial Health}, author={Cadavid Restrepo, Angela M. and Yang, Yu Rong and McManus, Donald P. and Gray, Darren J. and Barnes, Tamsin S. and Williams, Gail M. and Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J. and Clements, Archie C.A.}, year={2018}, month={May} }