Perceptions about interventions to control schistosomiasis among the Lake Victoria island communities of Koome, Uganda
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005982
Abstract: Background Praziquantel-based mass treatment is the main approach to controlling schistosomiasis mansoni in endemic areas. Interventions such as provision and use of safe water, minimising contact with infested water, disposal of stool in latrines and… read more here.
Keywords: schistosomiasis; communities koome; island communities; interventions control ... See more keywords
Freshwater Microbial Eukaryotic Core Communities, Open-Water and Under-Ice Specialists in Southern Victoria Island Lakes (Ekaluktutiak, NU, Canada)
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.786094
Abstract: Across much of the Arctic, lakes and ponds dominate the landscape. Starting in late September, the lakes are covered in ice, with ice persisting well into June or early July. In summer, the lakes are… read more here.
Keywords: southern victoria; core; ice; victoria island ... See more keywords
Vascular plants of Victoria Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada): a specimen-based study of an Arctic flora
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DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.141.48810
Abstract: Abstract Victoria Island in Canada’s western Arctic is the eighth largest island in the world and the second largest in Canada. Here, we report the results of a floristic study of vascular plant diversity of… read more here.
Keywords: northwest territories; subsp; study; taxa ... See more keywords