Trichuris trichiura infection and its relation to environmental factors in Mbeya region, Tanzania: A cross-sectional, population-based study.
The intestinal nematode Trichuris trichiura is among the most common causes of human infectious disease worldwide. As for other soil-transmitted nematodes, its reproductive success and thus prevalence and intensity of infection in a given area strongly depend on environmental conditions. Characteriz...
Main Authors: | Kirsi M Manz, Petra Clowes, Inge Kroidl, Dickens O Kowuor, Christof Geldmacher, Nyanda E Ntinginya, Leonard Maboko, Michael Hoelscher, Elmar Saathoff |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5383155?pdf=render |
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