Ascaris lumbricoides Infection and Its Relation to Environmental Factors in the Mbeya Region of Tanzania, a Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study

BACKGROUND: With one quarter of the world population infected, the intestinal nematode Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most common infectious agents, especially in the tropics and sub-tropics. Infection is caused by oral intake of eggs and can cause respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. To i...

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Autores principales: Schüle, Steffen Andreas, Clowes, Petra, Kroidl, Inge, Kowuor, Dickens O., Nsojo, Anthony, Mangu, Chacha, Riess, Helene, Geldmacher, Christof, Laubender, Rüdiger Paul, Mhina, Seif, Maboko, Leonard, Löscher, Thomas, Hoelscher, Michael, Saathoff, Elmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24643023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092032

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24643023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092032

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