Extending Helminth Control beyond STH and Schistosomiasis: The Case of Human Hymenolepiasis
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1 University of Queensland, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, School of Population Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia, 2 Centro de Investigação em Saúde em Angola, Caxito, Rua Direita do Caxito, Hospital Provincial do Bengo, Caxito, Angola, 3 Disease Control Strategy Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 4 Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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