Snail control strategies for reduction of schistosomiasis transmission

Parasitology Today

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 413-417

  Lardans, V ^a   Dissous, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSCACIDE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031772866     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(98)01320-9     Document Type: Review

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