Schistosoma haematobium induced lesions in the female genital tract in a village in Madagascar

Acta Tropica

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-33

  Leutscher, P ^a   Raharisolo, C ^a   Pecarrere, J L ^a   Ravaoalimalala, V E ^b   Serieye, J ^c   Rasendramino, M ^a   Vennervald, B ^d   Feldmeier, H ^e   Esterre, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b Dir Lutte Contre les Maladies T   (Madagascar)

^c Centre Hospitalier Soavinandriana   (Madagascar)

^d DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^e Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female genital schistosomiasis; Madagascar; Schistosoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MIDDLE AGED; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; VAGINA; VULVA;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 0030902907     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00673-6     Document Type: Article

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