Diet and hygiene practices influence morbidity in schoolchildren living in Schistosomiasis endemic areas along Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania-A cross-sectional study.

• Main Authors: Iman Mohamed (Author), Safari Kinung'hi (Author), Pauline N M Mwinzi (Author), Isaac O Onkanga (Author), Kennedy Andiego (Author), Geoffrey Muchiri (Author), Maurice R Odiere (Author), Birgitte Jyding Vennervald (Author), Annette Olsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Since 2011, cohorts of schoolchildren in regions bordering Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania have been investigated for morbidity caused by Schistosoma mansoni infection. Despite being neighbouring countries with similar lifestyles and ecological environments, Tanzanian schoolchildren had lower S....