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Schistosomiasis transmission at high altitude crater lakes in Western Uganda

BACKGROUND: Contrary to previous reports which indicated no transmission of schistosomiasis at altitude >1,400 m above sea level in Uganda, in this study it has been established that schistosomiasis transmission can take place at an altitude range of 1487–1682 m above sea level in western Uganda....

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Autores principales: John, Rubaihayo, Ezekiel, Moghusu, Philbert, Clouds, Andrew, Abaasa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18694485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-110