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...
Main Authors: | Zeleke Mekonnen, Sultan Suleman, Abdissa Biruksew, Tamirat Tefera, Legese Chelkeba |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-11-01
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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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