Schistosoma, other helminth infections, and associated risk factors in preschool-aged children in urban Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Khadija Said (Author), Jerry Hella (Author), Stefanie Knopp (Author), Tatu Nassoro (Author), Neema Shija (Author), Fatma Aziz (Author), Francis Mhimbira (Author), Christian Schindler (Author), Upendo Mwingira (Author), Anna M Mandalakas (Author), Karim Manji (Author), Marcel Tanner (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Lukas Fenner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite the high prevalence of helminth infections among preschool-aged children, control programs in sub-Saharan countries primarily focus on school-aged populations. We assessed the prevalence of helminth infections and determined risk factors for infection among preschool-aged children in the urb...