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Profile: Manhiça Health Research Centre (Manhiça HDSS)
Profile: Manhiça Health Research Centre (Manhiça HDSS)

Int. j. epidemiol; 42 (5), 2013
The Manhiça Health Research Centre, established in 1996 in a rural area of southern Mozambique, currently follows around 92 000 individuals living in approximately 20 000 enumerated and geo-positioned households. Its main strength is the possibility of linking demographic data and clinical data to promo...

Epidemiology and clinical presentation of shigellosis in children less than five years of age in rural Mozambique

Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 26 (11), 2007
Rectal swabs were collected from 1354 children <5 years of age with diarrhea attending Manhiça District Hospital and from 227 healthy community controls. Shigellosis incidence was high among children aged 12-47 months (488.4/10(5) child-years at risk). Fever and dysentery were prominent clinical finding...