Correction: The Influence of Socio-economic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors on Taenia spp. Transmission in Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Humans and Pigs.

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:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004223.].

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PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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Wardrop NA,Thomas LF,Atkinson PM,de Glanville WA,Cook EA,Wamae CN,Gabriël S,Dorny P,Harrison LJ,Fèvre EM

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0004394

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Has Abstract

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2016-01-13 00:00:00

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e0004394

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1

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1935-2727

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1935-2735

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10

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