Schistosoma mansoni Infections in young children: when are schistosome antigens in urine, eggs in stool and antibodies to eggs first detectable?

• Main Authors: J Russell Stothard (Author), Jose Carlos de Sousa-Figueiredo (Author), Martha Betson (Author), Moses Adriko (Author), Moses Arinaitwe (Author), Candia Rowell (Author), Fred Besiyge (Author), Narcis B Kabatereine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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in uganda, control of intestinal schistosomiasis with preventive chemotherapy is typically focused towards treatment of school-aged children; the needs of younger children are presently being investigated as in lakeshore communities very young children can be infected. In the context of future epide...