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High prevalence of schistosomiasis in Mbita and its adjacent islands of Lake Victoria, western Kenya

BACKGROUND: Intestinal schistosomiasis continues to be a significant cause of morbidity among communities located around Lake Victoria and on its islands. Although epidemiological surveys have been conducted in other areas bordering the lake in western Kenya, Mbita district and its adjacent islands...

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Autores principales:	Odiere, Maurice R, Rawago, Fredrick O, Ombok, Maurice, Secor, William Evan, Karanja, Diana MS, Mwinzi, Pauline NM, Lammie, Patrick J, Won, Kimberly
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23206383 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-278

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