Confirmed local endemicity and putative high transmission of <it>Schistosoma mansoni </it>in the Sesse Islands, Lake Victoria, Uganda
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The Sesse Islands, in the Ugandan portion of Lake Victoria, have long been considered a low transmission zone for intestinal schistosomiasis. Based on observations of high prevalence of <it>Schistosoma mansoni </it>infection in the northern-most islan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/29 |