Schistosomiasis research in the dongting lake region and its impact on local and national treatment and control in China.
Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating parasitic disease that has often been neglected because it is a disease of poverty, affecting poor rural communities in the developing world. This is not the case in the People's Republic of China (PRC), where the disease, caused by Schistosoma japo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3166040?pdf=render |