The role of Surinamese migrants in the transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis between Paramaribo, Suriname and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The large Surinamese migrant population in the Netherlands is a major risk group for urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Suriname, a former Dutch colony, also has a high prevalence of C. trachomatis. Surinamese migrants travel extensively between the Netherlands and Suriname. Our objective w...
Main Authors: | Reinier J M Bom, Jannie J van der Helm, Sylvia M Bruisten, Antoon W Grünberg, Leslie O A Sabajo, Maarten F Schim van der Loeff, Henry J C de Vries |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827209?pdf=render |
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