Prevalence of gastrointestinal pathogens in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis
A significant proportion of vulnerable people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain at risk for contracting diarrhoeal diseases due to the presence of many risk factors facilitating their transmission. A systematic review of published articles from the SSA region was done to determine the prevalence an...
Main Authors: | Stephanie M. Fletcher, Damien Stark, John Ellis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2011-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Public Health in Africa |
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Online Access: | http://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/95 |
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