Mansonella ozzardi infection in Bolivia: Prevalence and clinical associations in the chaco region

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 830-833

  Bartoloni, Alessandro ^a   Cancrini, Gabriella ^b   Bartalesi, Filippo ^a   Marcolin, Davide ^a   Roselli, Mimmo ^a   Arce, Cleto Cáceres ^c   Hall, Andrew J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Distrito de Salud de Cordillera   (Bolivia)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIA; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANSONELLA OZZARDI; PARASITE; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHACO; FILARIA; MANSONELLA OZZARDI; VILLA;

EID: 0032710170     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.830     Document Type: Article

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