Foci of Schistosomiasis mekongi, Northern Cambodia: II. Distribution of infection and morbidity

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 674-685

  Stich, A H R ^c   Biays, S ^c   Odermatt, Peter ^b,c   Men, Chan ^c   Saem, Cheam ^b   Sokha, Klev ^a   Ly, Chuong Seng ^a   Legros, P ^c   Philips, M ^c   Lormand, J D ^c   Tanner, M ^b  

^a Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c c/o Med Sans Frontières ^*

Author keywords

Cambodia; Epidemiology; Mekong River; Morbidity; Schistosoma mekongi; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CAMBODIA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLENOMEGALY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 0003638318     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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