Impacts of host gender on Schistosoma mansoni risk in rural Uganda-A mixed-methods approach.

• Main Authors: Suzan C M Trienekens (Author), Christina L Faust (Author), Keila Meginnis (Author), Lucy Pickering (Author), Olivia Ericsson (Author), Andrina Nankasi (Author), Arinaitwe Moses (Author), Edridah M Tukahebwa (Author), Poppy H L Lamberton (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization identified Uganda as one of the 10 highly endemic countries for schistosomiasis. Annual mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel has led to a decline in intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infections in several areas. However, as hotspots with high (re)i...