A cross-sectional study of periportal fibrosis and Schistosoma mansoni infection among school-aged children in a hard-to-reach area of Madagascar

Abstract Background A cross-sectional survey was performed to estimate the prevalence of periportal fibrosis in children based on ultrasound examination in the Marolambo district of the Atsinanana region of Madagascar. This is a remote area known to have a high prevalence of intestinal schistosomias...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020-04, Vol.114 (4), p.315-322
Hauptverfasser: Russell, Hannah J, Penney, James M StJ, Linder, Cortland, Joekes, Elizabeth C, Bustinduy, Amaya L, Stothard, J Russell, Rakotomampianina, Daniel A L, Andriamasy, Emmanuel H, Mahary, Lalarizo R, Ranjanoro, Elodie P, Rahetilahy, Alain M, Spencer, Stephen A
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