Identifying and evaluating field indicators of urogenital schistosomiasis-related morbidity in preschool-aged children.

• Main Authors: Welcome M Wami (Author), Norman Nausch (Author), Nicholas Midzi (Author), Reggis Gwisai (Author), Takafira Mduluza (Author), Mark Woolhouse (Author), Francisca Mutapi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Several studies have been conducted quantifying the impact of schistosome infections on health and development in school-aged children. In contrast, relatively little is known about morbidity levels in preschool-aged children (≤ 5 years) who have been neglected in terms of schistosome res...