High prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni in six health areas of - Kasansa health zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo: short report.
School-aged children suffer the most from schistosomiasis infection in sub Saharan Africa due to poverty and limited sanitary conditions. Mapping of disease burden is recommended and there is a need of updating prevalence data which is as old as 20 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An epide...
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Main Authors: | Sylvie Linsuke (Author), Sabin Nundu (Author), Sylvain Mupoyi (Author), Rodin Mukele (Author), Faustin Mukunda (Author), Madeleine Mbuyi Kabongo (Author), Raquel Inocêncio da Luz (Author), Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden (Author), Marc Van Sprundel (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Katja Polman (Author), Pascal Lutumba (Author) |
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2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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