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Hookworm Infection and Environmental Factors in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study

Figure 2

Lowess smoothed plot of hookworm prevalence over age in EMINI participants (Mbeya region, Tanzania 2008/2009).

Prevalence rises sharply from birth to adolescence and reaches a plateau in early adulthood after which it stays relatively stable.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002408.g002