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==Overview== | |||
The most potent risk factor in the development of schistosomiasis is skin exposure to contaminated fresh water and travel to endemic areas. | |||
==Risk factors== | |||
Risk factors in the development of schistosomiasis include: | |||
* Exposure to contaminated fresh water | |||
* Travel to endemic area<ref name="pmid27410914">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dawaki S, Al-Mekhlafi HM, Ithoi I, Ibrahim J, Abdulsalam AM, Ahmed A, Sady H, Atroosh WM, Al-Areeqi MA, Elyana FN, Nasr NA, Surin J |title=PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG HAUSA COMMUNITIES IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA |journal=Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo |volume=58 |issue= |pages=54 |year=2016 |pmid=27410914 |pmc=4964323 |doi=10.1590/S1678-9946201658054 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25058653">{{cite journal |vauthors=Nagi S, Chadeka EA, Sunahara T, Mutungi F, Justin YK, Kaneko S, Ichinose Y, Matsumoto S, Njenga SM, Hashizume M, Shimada M, Hamano S |title=Risk factors and spatial distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection among primary school children in Mbita District, Western Kenya |journal=PLoS Negl Trop Dis |volume=8 |issue=7 |pages=e2991 |year=2014 |pmid=25058653 |pmc=4109881 |doi=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002991 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of schistosomiasis is skin exposure to contaminated fresh water and travel to endemic areas.
Risk factors
Risk factors in the development of schistosomiasis include:
References
- ↑ Dawaki S, Al-Mekhlafi HM, Ithoi I, Ibrahim J, Abdulsalam AM, Ahmed A, Sady H, Atroosh WM, Al-Areeqi MA, Elyana FN, Nasr NA, Surin J (2016). "PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG HAUSA COMMUNITIES IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA". Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo. 58: 54. doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201658054. PMC 4964323. PMID 27410914.
- ↑ Nagi S, Chadeka EA, Sunahara T, Mutungi F, Justin YK, Kaneko S, Ichinose Y, Matsumoto S, Njenga SM, Hashizume M, Shimada M, Hamano S (2014). "Risk factors and spatial distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection among primary school children in Mbita District, Western Kenya". PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 8 (7): e2991. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002991. PMC 4109881. PMID 25058653.