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New insights into the molecular epidemiology and population genetics of Schistosoma mansoni in Ugandan pre-school children and mothers.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Betson Martha, Sousa-Figueiredo Jose C, Kabatereine Narcis B, Stothard J Russell
Abstract excerpt
Significant numbers of pre-school children are infected with Schistosoma mansoni in sub-Saharan Africa and are likely to play a role in parasite transmission. However, they are currently excluded from control programmes. Molecular phylogenetic studies have provided insights into the evolutionary origins and transmission dynamics of S. mansoni, but there has been no research into schistosome molecular epidemiology...
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