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INSTITUTIONALISING SCHISTOSOMIASIS SURVEILLANCE: BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE FEMALE GENITAL AND URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL IN SOUTH AFRICA

2024-10-22

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> In the absence of an active schistosomiasis control program, the affected community is vulnerable to complications such as female genital schistosomiasis. Research has shown that female genital schistosomiasis is a challenge faced by many African women including those from South Africa. Since 2008, the South African National Department of Health has been trying to resuscitate...

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8650d200-9788-52e7-a094-72666211df3f
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10.1101/2024.10.21.24315852
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