Bancroftian filariasis: New understanding and strategies for control

Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-246

  Nicolas, L ^a,b  

^a Inst Terr Rech Medicales Louis M   (French Polynesia)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Bancroftian filariasis; Chemotherapy; Control; Diagnosis; Public health; Review; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; PARASITISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TROPICS; VECTOR CONTROL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0031470402     PISSN: 00202452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-2452(97)83531-3     Document Type: Review

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