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Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d’Ivoire

BACKGROUND: Parasitic worms (helminths) are common infections in low- and middle-income countries. For most helminth species, school-aged children are at highest risk of infection and morbidity, such as impaired cognitive and physical development. Preventive chemotherapy is the current mainstay for...

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Autores principales: Palmeirim, Marta S., Ouattara, Mamadou, Essé, Clémence, Koffi, Véronique A., Assaré, Rufin K., Hürlimann, Eveline, Coulibaly, Jean T., Diakité, Nana R., Dongo, Kouassi, Bonfoh, Bassirou, Utzinger, Jürg, N’Goran, Eliézer K., Raso, Giovanna
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/PMC6090757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5776-z