Effect of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections on physical fitness of school children in Côte d'Ivoire.

• Main Authors: Ivan Müller (Author), Jean T Coulibaly (Author), Thomas Fürst (Author), Stefanie Knopp (Author), Jan Hattendorf (Author), Stefanie J Krauth (Author), Katarina Stete (Author), Aurélie A Righetti (Author), Dominik Glinz (Author), Adrien K Yao (Author), Uwe Pühse (Author), Eliézer K N'goran (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis are important public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa causing malnutrition, anemia, and retardation of physical and cognitive development. However, the effect of these diseases on physical fitness remains to be determined. METHODOLO...