Intestinal polyparasitism with special emphasis to soil-transmitted helminths among residents around Gilgel Gibe Dam, Southwest Ethiopia: a community based survey

Abstract Background One third of the world population is estimated to be infected with intestinal parasites. The most affected people are children and the poor people living in tropics and subtropics. Polyparasitism (the concurrent infection with multiple intestinal parasite species) is found to be...

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Main Authors: Zeleke Mekonnen, Sultan Suleman, Abdissa Biruksew, Tamirat Tefera, Legese Chelkeba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3859-2

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