Immunoepidemiology of Dracunculus medinensis infections I. Antibody responses in relation to infection status

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 978-984

  Bloch, Paul ^a   Simonsen, Paul E ^a  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0032427062     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.978     Document Type: Article

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