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Schistosoma mansoni among pre-school children in Musozi village, Ukerewe Island, North-Western-Tanzania: prevalence and associated risk factors

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence indicates that pre-school children (PSC) living in S. mansoni highly endemic areas are at similar risk of schistosomiasis infection and morbidity as their school aged siblings. Recognizing this fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) is considering including this age gr...

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Autores principales: Ruganuza, Deodatus M., Mazigo, Humphrey D., Waihenya, Rebecca, Morona, Domenica, Mkoji, Gerald M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26178484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0997-9