Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection among children under two years of age in Mbita, Western Kenya.

• Main Authors: Miho Sassa (Author), Evans A Chadeka (Author), Ngetich B Cheruiyot (Author), Mio Tanaka (Author), Taeko Moriyasu (Author), Satoshi Kaneko (Author), Sammy M Njenga (Author), Sharon E Cox (Author), Shinjiro Hamano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Despite growing evidence that infants and very young children can be infected with schistosomes, the epidemiological features and risk factors are not well described in this age group. We aimed to assess the prevalence of S. mansoni infection in children under two years of age from a population with...