Schistosoma mansoni infection in human and nonhuman primates in selected areas of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Background & objectives: The transmission of schistosomiasis, caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, relies on freshwater snails that act as an intermediate host while human and other mammalian act as the definitive hosts. Many non-human primates (NHPs) such as Chlorocebus aethiops (verv...

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Main Authors: Tadesse Kebede, Yohanis Negash, Berhanu Erko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2018;volume=55;issue=2;spage=116;epage=121;aulast=Kebede