Schistosomiasis in northern Mozambique

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-281

  Traquinho, G A ^a   Quinto Ll ^b   Nala R M ^a   Gama Vaz, R ^a   Corachan, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria spp.; Bulinus spp.; Mozambique; Prevalence; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINALYSIS;

BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031834329     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)91011-2     Document Type: Article

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