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Prevalence and correlates of intestinal schistosomiasis infection among school-aged children in North-Western Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that continues to cause morbidity and mortality in Sub Saharan Africa. Due to its endemicity, co-infection with malaria is common. The diseases cause anaemia and impaired nutritional status among children. We investigated the prevalence of...

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Autores principales: Mnkugwe, Rajabu Hussein, Minzi, Omary S., Kinung'hi, Safari M., Kamuhabwa, Appolinary A., Aklillu, Eleni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32023307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228770