Intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda at high altitude (>1400 m): malacological and epidemiological surveys on Mount Elgon and in Fort Portal crater lakes reveal extra preventive chemotherapy needs
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Intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda at high altitude (>1400 m): malacological and epidemiological surveys on Mount Elgon and in Fort Portal crater lakes reveal extra preventive chemotherapy needs
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Keywords
School children, <em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Schistosoma mansoni</em>, Kato-Katz, CCA, SEA-ELISA, <em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Biomphalaria</em>
Journal
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2017-02-03
DOI
10.1186/s40249-017-0248-8
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