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Podoconiosis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs): Double Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Wolaita Zone, Rural Southern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Both podoconiosis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections occur among barefoot people in areas of extreme poverty; however, their co-morbidity has not previously been investigated. We explored the overlap of STH infection and podoconiosis in Southern Ethiopia and quantified their...

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Autores principales: Taye, Bineyam, Alemayehu, Bereket, Birhanu, Asaye, Desta, Kassu, Addisu, Sisay, Petros, Beyene, Davey, Gail, Tsegaye, Aster
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002128