Mass chemotherapy for intestinal Taenia solium infection: Effect on prevalence in humans and pigs

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 595-598

  Allan, J C ^a,e   Velasquez Tohom, M ^b   Fletes, C ^c   Torres Alvarez, R ^b   Lopez Virula, G ^d   Yurrita, P ^c   Soto De Alfaro, H ^b   Rivera, A ^c   Garcia Noval, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^c Lab Clinico del Hospital General   (Guatemala)

^d Departamento de Jutiapa   (Guatemala)

^e PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Cysticercosis; Guatemala; Mass treatment; Niclosamide; Prevalence; Taenia solium; Taeniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTICESTODAL AGENT; NICLOSAMIDE; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FECES ANALYSIS; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEROPREVALENCE; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

CESTODA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0030662070     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90042-0     Document Type: Article

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