Prevalence distribution and risk factors for Schistosoma hematobium infection among school children in Blantyre, Malawi.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Atupele P Kapito-Tembo (Yazar), Victor Mwapasa (Yazar), Steven R Meshnick (Yazar), Young Samanyika (Yazar), Dan Banda (Yazar), Cameron Bowie (Yazar), Sarah Radke (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in Malawi but estimates of its prevalence vary widely. There is need for updated information on the extent of disease burden, communities at risk and factors associated with infection at the district and sub-district level to facilitate effectiv...