Predisposition of humans to infection with Schistosoma mansoni: evidence from the reinfection of individuals following chemotherapy.
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1988Author
Sturrock, RF
Arap Siongok, TK
Ouma, JH
Mugambi, M
Koech, D
Kariuki, HC
Anderson, RM
Butterworth, AE
Tingley, GA
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In a study of faecal egg counts of Schistosoma mansoni from 359 people of all ages from a rural Kenyan community, a positive association was demonstrated between infection intensity in individuals before treatment and reinfection intensity in the same individuals 9 months after treatment in certain age groups of the sampled population. Consequences and possible causes of these observations are discussed in terms of the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3148233http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31915
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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1988;82(3):448-52.Publisher
Department of Pure & Applied Biology, Imperial College, London University, UK.
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