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Morbidity and Mortality Due to Schistosoma mansoni Related Periportal Fibrosis: Could Early Diagnosis of Varices Improve the Outcome Following Available Treatment Modalities in Sub Saharan Africa? A Scoping Review
Schistosomiasis affects about 240 million people worldwide and Schistosoma mansoni alone affects over 54 million people leaving 400 million at-risk especially in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). About 20 million people are currently suffering from complications of chronic S. mansoni infection and up to 42%...
Autores principales: | Gunda, Daniel W., Kilonzo, Semvua B., Manyiri, Paulina M., Peck, Robert N., Mazigo, Humphrey D. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7157192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32028581 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5010020 |
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