Human schistosomiasis: Potential long term consequences of vaccination programmes

Vaccine

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1545-1550

  Chan, M S ^a   Woolhouse, M E J ^a   Bundy, D A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity; Chemotherapy; Helminth; Mathematical model; Schistosoma

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 0030801912     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(97)00071-6     Document Type: Article

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