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A study published in August 2020, in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases journal indicates that children in the breastfeeding bracket are also at high risk of getting sick from bilharzia.
Titled 'Prevalence and risk factors of Schistosoma mansoni infection among children under two years of age in Mbita, Western Kenya', the study confirmed the existence of S. mansoni infection in young pre-school children as young as 8 months old.
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