New tools for diagnosis and monitoring of bancroftian filariasis parasitism: The Polynesian experience

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 370-375

  Nicolas, L ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILARIASIS; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030747051     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01125-3     Document Type: Review

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