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[Lice in Mali: frequency of infestation, genotyping, infection rate and case management].
Medecine et sante tropicales - 1 Jan 2000
Sangaré A K, Doumbo S N, Koné A K, Thera M A, Dabo A, Brouqui P, Raoult D, Doumbo O K
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OBJECTIVES: Because lice-transmitted infections are a real public health problem, epidemiological studies in different ecoclimatic zones of Africa are useful. This article aims to describe the frequency of lice infestation, their genotypes, and their infection by pathogens in the regions of Koulikoro and Mopti. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional survey allowed us to collect lice from rural populations. Techniques of...
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