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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Main Authors: Kabatereine Narcis B, Besigye Fred, Adriko Moses, Standley Claire J, Stothard Russell J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/29