Rapid identification of paragonimiasis foci by lay informants in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Rapid identification of paragonimiasis foci by lay informants in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

<h4>Background</h4>Paragonimiasis is a food-borne trematodiasis leading to lung disease. Worldwide, an estimated 21 million people are infected. Foci of ongoing transmission remain often unnoticed. We evaluated a simple questionnaire approach using lay-informants at the village level to...

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Main Authors: Peter Odermatt, Duong Veasna, Wei Zhang, Nanthasane Vannavong, Souraxay Phrommala, Shigehisa Habe, Hubert Barennes, Michel Strobel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19771150/pdf/?tool=EBI

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