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. 2007 Oct;13(10):1504-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1310.070356.

Schistosoma hematobium and S. mansoni among children, Southern Sudan

Roberto Deganello  1 , Mario Cruciani, Claudio Beltramello, Otine Duncan, Vincent Oyugi, Antonio Montresor
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Schistosoma hematobium and S. mansoni among children, Southern Sudan

Roberto Deganello et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

We conducted a survey of schistosomiasis among schoolchildren in 2 villages in Southern Sudan. In Lui (West Equatoria region), prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection was 51.5%; no cases of S. hematobium infection were detected. In Nyal (Upper Nile region), prevalence of S. hematobium infection was 73% and S. mansoni infection, 70%.

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Location of the study areas in Southern Sudan: A) Western Upper Nile; B) West Equatoria Region, Mundri County (source: Centre for Development and Environment, University of Berne, Switzerland; available from www.cde.unibe.ch/sudan/maps), with an inset of the whole country (source: World Health Organization; available from www.emro.who.int/sudan/media/pdf/sud-states-2006.pdf).
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