http://www.bloggernews.net/112878 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:48:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/112878#comment-1452527 carol gamblin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:18:26 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112878#comment-1452527 how common are these parasites in immigrant populations, etc. in the rural areas of the americas? North, South, and Central? If common, what are we doing about them? how common are these parasites in immigrant populations, etc. in the rural areas of the americas? North, South, and Central? If common, what are we doing about them?

]]> http://www.bloggernews.net/112878#comment-1410801 MikeD Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:45:15 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112878#comment-1410801 I'm not sure that you can say that shistosomiasis doesn't kill. According to the WHO, shistosomiasis caused over 44,000 deaths in 2002. Perhaps not in the same class as malaria, but nevertheless a significant killer. There are however many millions of people who are infected, so the mortality rate can be described as rather low I’m not sure that you can say that shistosomiasis doesn’t kill. According to the WHO, shistosomiasis caused over 44,000 deaths in 2002. Perhaps not in the same class as malaria, but nevertheless a significant killer. There are however many millions of people who are infected, so the mortality rate can be described as rather low

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