Human schistosomiasis
Human schistosomiasis
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Human schistosomiasis
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London: Elsevier Ltd
Journal title
The Lancet (British edition), 2006-09, Vol.368 (9541), p.1106-1118
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English
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London: Elsevier Ltd
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Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a tropical disease caused by worms of the genus
Schistosoma. The transmission cycle requires contamination of surface water by excreta, specific freshwater snails as intermediate hosts, and human water contact. The main disease-causing species are
S haematobium, S mansoni, and
S japonicum. According to WHO,...
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Human schistosomiasis
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_199058419
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_199058419
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ISSN
0140-6736
E-ISSN
1474-547X
DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69440-3
