Prevalence of cysticercosis in epileptics and members of their families in Burundi

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-391

  Newell, E ^a,d   Vyungimana, F ^a   Geerts, S ^b   Van Kerckhoven, I ^b   Tsang, V C W ^c   Engels, D ^a  

^a Prog Lutte Contre les Maladies T   (Burundi)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burundi; Cysticercosis; Epilepsy; Taenia solium; Taeniasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0030813429     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90251-0     Document Type: Article

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