Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages

BACKGROUND: Schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) (hookworm, Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides) are widely distributed in developing countries where they infect over 230 million and 1.5 billion people, respectively. The parasites are frequently co-endemic and many individuals...

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Autores principales: Njaanake, Kariuki H., Vennervald, Birgitte J., Simonsen, Paul E., Madsen, Henry, Mukoko, Dunstan A., Kimani, Gachuhi, Jaoko, Walter G., Estambale, Benson B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26842961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1387-4

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