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Biomphalaria camerunensis as a viable alternative intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni in southern Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Intestinal schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni was mapped in Cameroon in the 1990s and preventive chemotherapy launched since 2005. A situation analysis conducted in 2011 revealed an increase in schistosomiasis transmission, especially in the equatorial part of the country, despit...

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Autores principales: Kengne-Fokam, Alvine C., Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C., Bagayan, Mohamed, Njiokou, Flobert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29534740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2763-2