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Results of a national school-based deworming programme on soil-transmitted helminths infections and schistosomiasis in Kenya: 2012–2017

BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and schistosome infections are among the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the world. School-aged children are particularly vulnerable to these chronic infections that can impair growth, nutritional status and cognitive ability. Mass dru...

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Autores principales: Mwandawiro, Charles, Okoyo, Collins, Kihara, Jimmy, Simiyu, Elses, Kepha, Stella, Campbell, Suzy J., Freeman, Matthew C., Brooker, Simon J., Njenga, Sammy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30732642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3322-1