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100			_a Fred Nuwaha _922993
245			_aCo-infection with Schistosoma mansoni and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) among residents of fishing villages of north-western Tanzania
260			_aMwanza: _b Tanzania Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] _c2014/12/16
520			_aBackground: Co-infection with S. mansoni and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) has been described in sub-Saharan Africa. However, few community-based studies have been conducted to assess the association between the two diseases. The present study examined whether the infection with HIV-1 is associated with an altered susceptibility to S. mansoni infection by comparing the prevalence and intensity of S. mansoni infection among those infected and not infected with HIV-1. Any influence of HIV-1 associated immunodeficiency on the intensity of S. mansoni infection was also investigated. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,785 randomly selected adults (aged 21–55 years) in fishing villages of north-western Tanzania. Single stool samples were obtained and examined for S. mansoni eggs using the Kato Katz technique. Finger prick and venous blood samples were collected for …
700			_a Domenica Morona _922989
700			_aFrances M Jones _945044
700			_a Angela Pinot de Moira _923000
700			_aSafari M Kinung’hi _922991
700			_a Shona Wilson _923001
700			_aDavid W Dunne _922988
700			_aHumphrey D Mazigo _922835
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