Podoconiosis and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs): double burden of neglected tropical diseases in Wolaita zone, rural Southern Ethiopia.

• Auteurs principaux: Bineyam Taye (Auteur), Bereket Alemayehu (Auteur), Asaye Birhanu (Auteur), Kassu Desta (Auteur), Sisay Addisu (Auteur), Beyene Petros (Auteur), Gail Davey (Auteur), Aster Tsegaye (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Both podoconiosis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections occur among barefoot people in areas of extreme poverty; however, their co-morbidity has not previously been investigated. We explored the overlap of STH infection and podoconiosis in Southern Ethiopia and quantified their separate and...