Effective Control of Schistosoma haematobium Infection in a Ghanaian Community following Installation of a Water Recreation Area

BACKGROUND: Urogenital schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium was endemic in Adasawase, Ghana in 2007. Transmission was reported to be primarily through recreational water contact. METHODS: We designed a water recreation area (WRA) to prevent transmission to school-aged children. The WRA...

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Autores principales: Kosinski, Karen C., Adjei, Michael N., Bosompem, Kwabena M., Crocker, Jonathan J., Durant, John L., Osabutey, Dickson, Plummer, Jeanine D., Stadecker, Miguel J., Wagner, Anjuli D., Woodin, Mark, Gute, David M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3398975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22815999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001709

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