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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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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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