A school-based approach to the control of urinary schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infections in children in Matuga, Kenya: Impact of a two- year chemotherapy programme on prevalence and intensity of infections

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 825-831

  Magnussen, Pascal ^a   Muchiri, Eric ^b   Mungai, Peter ^b   Ndzovu, Malick ^b   Ouma, John ^b   Tosha, Saldi ^b  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b Division of Vector Borne Diseases   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anthelminthics; Intestinal helminth Control; Schistosomiasis control; School health programs

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; LEVAMISOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMATURIA; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHURIASIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

EID: 0030882552     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-407.x     Document Type: Article

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