Diet and hygiene practices influence morbidity in schoolchildren living in Schistosomiasis endemic areas along Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania—A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Since 2011, cohorts of schoolchildren in regions bordering Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania have been investigated for morbidity caused by Schistosoma mansoni infection. Despite being neighbouring countries with similar lifestyles and ecological environments, Tanzanian schoolchildren...

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Autores principales: Mohamed, Iman, Kinung’hi, Safari, Mwinzi, Pauline N. M., Onkanga, Isaac O., Andiego, Kennedy, Muchiri, Geoffrey, Odiere, Maurice R., Vennervald, Birgitte Jyding, Olsen, Annette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29590175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006373

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5891076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29590175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006373

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