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Associations of water contact frequency, duration, and activities with schistosome infection risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Background: Schistosomiasis is a water-borne parasitic disease which affects over 230 million people globally. The relationship between contact with open freshwater bodies and the likelihood of schistosome infection remains poorly quantified despite its importance for understanding transmission and parametrising transmission models.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review to estimate the average effect of water contact duration, frequency, and ...
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- 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011377
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- Public Library of Science
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- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases More from this journal
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 6
- Article number:
- e0011377
- Publication date:
- 2023-06-14
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-05-12
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1935-2727
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English
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1341425
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pubs:1341425
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- 2023
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