Rapid identification of paragonimiasis foci by lay informants in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
<h4>Background</h4>Paragonimiasis is a food-borne trematodiasis leading to lung disease. Worldwide, an estimated 21 million people are infected. Foci of ongoing transmission remain often unnoticed. We evaluated a simple questionnaire approach using lay-informants at the village level to...
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Main Authors: | Peter Odermatt (Author), Duong Veasna (Author), Wei Zhang (Author), Nanthasane Vannavong (Author), Souraxay Phrommala (Author), Shigehisa Habe (Author), Hubert Barennes (Author), Michel Strobel (Author) |
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2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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