An evaluation of Schistosoma japonicum infections in three villages in the Dongting lake region of China I. Prevalence, intensity and morbidity before the implementation of adequate control strategies

Acta Tropica

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-91

  Li, Y S ^a,b   Ross, A G P ^b   Yu, D B ^a   Li, Y ^a   Williams, G M ^b   McManus, D P ^b  

^a HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidiomiology; Intensity; Morbidity; Prevalence; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SOCIAL STATUS;

ASIA; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; DRUGS; EASTERN ASIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HEALTH; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; PARASITIC DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS; STUDIES; SURVEYS; TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

EID: 0030830084     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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