High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad

• Автори: Wendelin Moser (Автор), Annour Adoum Batil (Автор), Rebekka Ott (Автор), Moussa Abderamane (Автор), Ruth Clements (Автор), Rahel Wampfler (Автор), Sven Poppert (Автор), Peter Steinmann (Автор), Fiona Allan (Автор), Helena Greter (Автор)
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• Опубліковано: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Researching a water-borne disease in the middle of the Sahara desert might not seem the most relevant concern. However, nomadic Sahelian pastoralists health concerns regarding their livestock and anecdotal reports about trematode infections of Fasciola spp. and Schistosoma spp. i...