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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Monde C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4882361 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Environmental monitoring and assessment 20160526 6
Schistosomiasis remains a global public health problem affecting about 240 million people. In Zambia, 2 million are infected while 3 million live with the risk of getting infected. Research and interventions relating to schistosomiasis are mainly linked to disease epidemiology. Malacological and ecological aspects of the disease are superficially understood. Developing effective control measures requires an understanding of interacting environmental and socioeconomic factors of host snails vis-a ...[more]