Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6128037 | Acta Tropica | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Overall adjusted S. mansoni prevalence was 11% and mean intensity was 33.5 epg. ⺠In Kono: 27% of children were moderately or heavily infected with S. mansoni. ⺠Post-MDA the overall prevalence of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura was low. ⺠Post-MDA hookworm prevalence was 22.8% and intensity 112.5 epg in hard to reach sites. ⺠Post-MDA the overall prevalence of any STH was 39.3% in hard to reach sites.
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Authors
Mary H. Hodges, Jusufu Paye, Manso M. Koroma, Emanuel D. Nyorkor, Ibrahim Fofonah, Yaobi Zhang,