Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Self-Reported Morbidity of Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm Infection in a Co-Endemic Setting

Sören L. Becker; Benjamin Sieto; Kigbafori D. Silué; Lucas Adjossan; Siaka Koné; Christoph Hatz; Winfried V. Kern; Eliézer K. N'Goran; Jürg Utzinger

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001292

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Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Self-Reported Morbidity of Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm Infection in a Co-Endemic Setting

Sören L. Becker,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Center for Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Benjamin Sieto,

Affiliation Dispensaire Rural de Léléblé, Léléblé, Côte d'Ivoire
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Kigbafori D. Silué,

Affiliations Laboratoire de Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) Biosciences, Université de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Département Environnement et Santé, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Lucas Adjossan,

Affiliation Hôpital General de Taabo-Cité, Taabo-Cité, Côte d'Ivoire
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Siaka Koné,

Affiliation Département Environnement et Santé, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Christoph Hatz,

Affiliations University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Medical Services and Diagnostic, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Winfried V. Kern,

Affiliation Center for Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Eliézer K. N'Goran,

Affiliations Laboratoire de Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) Biosciences, Université de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Département Environnement et Santé, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Jürg Utzinger

* E-mail: juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Self-Reported Morbidity of Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm Infection in a Co-Endemic Setting

Sören L. Becker,
Benjamin Sieto,
Kigbafori D. Silué,
Lucas Adjossan,
Siaka Koné,
Christoph Hatz,
Winfried V. Kern,
Eliézer K. N'Goran,
Jürg Utzinger

Published: August 23, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001292

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