dc.contributor.author |
Tanabe, Melinda B. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Caravedo, Maria A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Morales Fernández, María Luisa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lopez, Martha |
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dc.contributor.author |
White, A. Clinton |
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dc.contributor.author |
Baca-Turpo, Benicia |
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dc.contributor.author |
Arque, Eulogia |
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dc.contributor.author |
Cabada, Miguel M. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-10-04T23:00:54Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-10-04T23:00:54Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9769 |
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dc.description.abstract |
School-age children bear the highest burden of fascioliasis in endemic countries. Few studies have addressed Fasciola in preschool children. We performed a secondary data analysis using two Fasciola databases from Cusco, Peru, comparing preschoolers with elementary school children. We included 2,630 children, 50% were female, the median age was 8.4 years (interquartile range [IQR] 6.1-10.5), and 15% (396/2,630) were < 5 years of age. Children < 5 years were less likely to be infected with Fasciola hepatica (P = 0.008) and Hymenolepis nana (P < 0.001) and more likely to have anemia (P < 0.001) and a lower median height for age Z (HAZ) score (P = 0.002). Fascioliasis was less common in younger children, but this group may be at higher risk for chronic complications caused by fascioliasis |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal) |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es |
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dc.subject |
Risk |
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dc.subject |
Chronic Fascioliasis |
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dc.subject |
Children |
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dc.subject |
Cusco |
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dc.subject |
Peru |
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dc.title |
A Comparison of the Risk for Chronic Fascioliasis between Children 3 to 5 Years and Children 6 to 12 Years of Age in the Cusco Region of Peru |
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dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1649 |
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dc.relation.issn |
1476-1645 |
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