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Establishing and integrating a female genital schistosomiasis control programme into the existing he...

Establishing and integrating a female genital schistosomiasis control programme into the existing he...

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Establishing and integrating a female genital schistosomiasis control programme into the existing health care system

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Establishing and integrating a female genital schistosomiasis control programme into the existing health care system

Publisher

Basel, Switzerland: MDPI

Journal title

Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2022-11, Vol.7 (11), p.1-18

Language

English

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Basel, Switzerland: MDPI

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Contents

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a complication of Schistosoma haematobium infection, and imposes a health burden whose magnitude is not fully explored. It is estimated that up to 56 million women in sub-Saharan Africa have FGS, and almost 20 million more cases will occur in the next decade unless infected girls are treated. Schistosomiasis...

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Establishing and integrating a female genital schistosomiasis control programme into the existing health care system

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5c4e0f691ef34fcc894a0b257a1f907b

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_5c4e0f691ef34fcc894a0b257a1f907b

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ISSN

2414-6366

E-ISSN

2414-6366

DOI

10.3390/tropicalmed7110382

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