Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of schistosomiasis among school children in the White Nile River basin, Sudan

Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of schistosomiasis among school children in the White Nile River basin, Sudan

Abstract Background We investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of schistosomiasis in White Nile State, Sudan, to determine the local characteristics of schistosomiasis in the White Nile River basin. Methods Urine and stool samples were collected from 338 students (176...

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Main Authors: Hassan Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Ismail, Sung-Tae Hong, Azza Tag Eldin Bashir Babiker, Randa Mohamed Abd Elgadir Hassan, Mohammed Ahmed Zakaria Sulaiman, Hoo-Gn Jeong, Woo-Hyun Kong, Soon-Hyung Lee, Han-Ik Cho, Hae-Sung Nam, Chung Hyeon Oh, Young-Ha Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma mansoni
Egg positive rate
Infection intensity
Water-contact pattern
White Nile River basin of Sudan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0478-6

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