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Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Cameroon: A formative epidemiological and socioeconomic investigation in eleven rural fishing communities

BACKGROUND: Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is most often caused by presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs lodged in the female reproductive tract which results in chronic fibrosis and scarring. In Cameroon, despite high community prevalences of urine-patent S. haematobium infections, FGS has...

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Autores principales:	Masong, Makia Christine, Wepnje, Godlove Bunda, Marlene, Ntsinda Tchoffo, Gamba, Victoria, Mengue, Marie-Therese, Kouokam, Estelle, Stothard, J. Russell, Ekobo, Albert Legrand Same
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022362/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962084 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000007

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