Prevalence and spatial distribution of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar and Giardia lamblia among schoolchildren in Agboville area (Côte d'Ivoire).

• Main Authors: Mamadou Ouattara (Author), Nicaise A N'guéssan (Author), Ahoua Yapi (Author), Eliézer K N'goran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: New efforts are being made to improve understanding of the epidemiology of the helminths and intensifying the control efforts against these parasites. In contrast, relatively few studies are being carried out in this direction for the intestinal protozoa. To contribute to a better compre...