Risk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d'Ivoire

• Main Authors: Richard K. M'Bra (Author), Brama Kone (Author), Yapi G. Yapi (Author), Kigbafori D. Silué (Author), Ibrahima Sy (Author), Danielle Vienneau (Author), Nagnin Soro (Author), Guéladio Cissé (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease transmitted by trematodes belonging to the genus Schistosoma. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the prevalence of schistosomiasis and access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and environmental and socioecon...