Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and economic features of an immigrant population of chronic schistosomiasis sufferers with long-term residence in a non-endemic country (North Metropolitan area of Barcelona, 2002-2016)

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis, one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) listed by the WHO, is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Complications of long-term infestation include liver cirrhosis, bladder tumors and kidney failure....

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Autores principales: Roure, Sílvia, Valerio, Lluís, Pérez-Quílez, Olga, Fernández-Rivas, Gema, Martínez-Cuevas, Octavio, Alcántara-Román, Albert, Viasus, Diego, Pedro-Botet, M. Luisa, Sabrià, Miquel, Clotet, Bonaventura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5617205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28953954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185245

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5617205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28953954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185245

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