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Discovery of a Hidden Schistosomiasis Endemic in the Salamat Region of Chad, Africa

There is currently a severe paucity of rural epidemiologic data on urogenital schistosomiasis in the Republic of Chad in north-central Africa that is hindering national control strategies. Our study describes a mobile medical team’s 4-year effort to collect data and provide mass therapeutic and prev...

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Autores principales:	Visclosky, Timothy, Hashikawa, Andrew, Kroner, Eric
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Global Health: Science and Practice 2022
Materias:	Field Action Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8885350/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35294372 http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00703

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