An accident waiting to happen? Exposing the potential of urogenital schistosomiasis transmission in the Lake Albert region, Uganda

An accident waiting to happen? Exposing the potential of urogenital schistosomiasis transmission in the Lake Albert region, Uganda

Abstract Background Urogenital schistosomiasis caused by the parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium is the most common form of that constitutes a majority of over 240 million schistosomiasis cases. The enigmatic absence of urogenital schistosomiasis in Uganda has, until now, been attributed t...

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Main Authors: Julius Tumusiime, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Casim Umba Tolo, Daisy Namirembe, Ruben Schols, Cyril Hammoud, Christian Albrecht, Tine Huyse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lake Albert
Schistosomiasis
Emerging disease
Bulinus globosus
Bulinus nasutus productus
Schistosoma haematobium
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06017-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06017-3

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