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The prevalence of schistosomiasis in Uganda: A nationally representative population estimate to inform control programs and water and sanitation interventions

BACKGROUND: To improve schistosomiasis control programs in Uganda, where intestinal schistosomiasis is a widespread public health problem, a country-wide assessment of the disease prevalence among all age ranges is needed. Few studies have aimed to quantify the relationships between disease prevalen...

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Autores principales:	Exum, Natalie G., Kibira, Simon P. S., Ssenyonga, Ronald, Nobili, Julien, Shannon, Alexandra K., Ssempebwa, John C., Tukahebwa, Edridah M., Radloff, Scott, Schwab, Kellogg J., Makumbi, Fredrick E.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31412023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007617

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