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Age-related worm load and worm fecundity patterns in human populations, as indicated by schistosome circulating
K Polman1, L Van Lieshout, B Gryseels
1Department of Parasitology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands. polman@rullf2.medfac.leidenuniv.nl
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
|January 28, 1999
Abstract:
Recently, our group determined the relationship between serum CAA levels and fecal egg counts in two foci with very intense Schistosoma mansoni transmission: Maniema (Zaire), an area endemic for S. mansoni since several decades, and Ndombo (Senegal), where transmission has only been established since a few years. The objective was to study and compare age-related worm load and worm fecundity patterns in these two different endemic settings. Here, we will summarize the most important findings and conclusions of this study.