High Prevalence and Presumptive Treatment of Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis among African Refugees
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- 15 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 45 (10) , 1310-1315
- https://doi.org/10.1086/522529
Abstract
Background. Schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis cause substantial morbidity and mortality among hundreds of millions of infected persons worldwide.Keywords
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