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Schistosomiasis Control Under Changing Ecological Settings in Lake Malawi

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  1. Sections of Parasitology and Aquatic Diseases & Food Safety and Zoonoses, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 100, 1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    Henry Madsen

  2. Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    Jay Richard Stauffer Jr.

  3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, RSA

    Jay Richard Stauffer Jr.

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Madsen, H., Stauffer, J.R. Schistosomiasis Control Under Changing Ecological Settings in Lake Malawi. EcoHealth 19, 320–323 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01606-7

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