Intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda at high altitude (>1400 m): malacological and epidemiological surveys on Mount Elgon and in Fort Portal crater lakes reveal extra preventive chemotherapy needs.
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| Abstract | :
Intestinal schistosomiasis is of public health importance in Uganda but communities living above 1400 m are not targeted for control as natural transmission is thought unlikely. To assess altitudinal boundaries and at-risk populations, conjoint malacological and epidemiological surveys were undertaken on Mount Elgon (1139 m-3937 m), in Fort Portal crater lakes and in the Rwenzori Mountains (1123 m-4050 m). |
| Year of Publication | :
2017
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| Journal | :
Infectious diseases of poverty
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| Volume | :
6
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| Issue | :
1
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| Number of Pages | :
34
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| Date Published | :
2017
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| ISSN Number | :
2095-5162
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| URL | :
https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-017-0248-8
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| DOI | :
10.1186/s40249-017-0248-8
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| Short Title | :
Infect Dis Poverty
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