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What type of parasites are common in the africa?
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Parasites in africa: Developing countries have higher share because of poor sanitation like trypanosoma and filaria worm among others.
Answered 5/21/2016
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African Parasites: A few types: schistosomiasis -) bilharzia, bilharziosis or snail fever) intestinal schistosomiasis (schistosoma mansoni) urinary schistosomiasis (schistosoma haematobium) loa loa filariasis, calabar swellings river blindness (onchocerca volvulus) screwworm, cochliomyia liver fluke- fasciolosis plus many more that can be found worldwide.
Answered 2/13/2013
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MANY: Overall, most common is malaria.
Answered 11/27/2017
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