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Quantification of clinical morbidity associated with schistosome infection in sub-Saharan Africa.

M. J. van der Werf, S. D. de Vlas, S. Brooker, C. Looman, N. Nagelkerke, J. Habbema, D. Engels

2003.5.1ACTA TROPICA

DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(03)00029-9

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It is concluded that schistosomiasis remains an important public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and the mortality rates due to non-functioning kidney and haematemesis at 150000 and 130000 per year are estimated.

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WERF, M. J. van der, et al. Quantification of clinical morbidity associated with schistosome infection in sub-saharan africa. ACTA TROPICA, 2003, 86 2-3: 125–39.