Acute schistosomiasis or Katayama syndrome: 2 mini-epidemics;La schistosomiase aigue ou syndrome de Katayama: A propos de deux mini-epidemies

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 126, Issue 35, 1996, Pages 1482-1486

  Loutan, L ^a   Farinelli, T ^a   Robert, C F ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISONE; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRAVEL; CONTACT EXAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; BURKINA FASO; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SWITZERLAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 0029789101     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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