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Identification of transmission foci of Schistosoma mansoni: narrowing the intervention target from district to transmission focus in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) infection is a significant public health problem in Ethiopia, and has wide distribution in the country. The impact of the disease is particularly high on school-age children. Nationwide 385 endemic districts were identified, whereby control and eliminatio...
Autores principales: | Tiruneh, Abebaw, Kahase, Daniel, Zemene, Endalew, Tekalign, Eyob, Solomon, Absra, Mekonnen, Zeleke |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7245888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32448159 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08904-1 |
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