Schistosomiasis

Donald P. McManus; David W. Dunne; Moussa Sacko; Jürg Utzinger; Birgitte J. Vennervald; Xiao‐Nong Zhou

doi:10.1038/s41572-018-0013-8

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SchistosomaSchistosomiasisPraziquantelSchistosoma haematobiumBiologySchistosoma mansoniTropical diseaseTransmission (telecommunications)Parasitic diseaseSanitationImmunologyHelminthsHelminthiasisTrematodaDiseaseMedicinePathology

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Pages: 13-13
Citations: 1126
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                                    Donald P. McManus, 
                                
                                    David W. Dunne, 
                                
                                    Moussa Sacko
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Schistosomiasis. 
                            Nature Reviews Disease Primers
                            , 4
                            (1)
                            , 13-13.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-018-0013-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41572-018-0013-8