Impact of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii on Schistosoma haematobium transmission in Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 751-759

  Mkoji, Gerald M ^a   Hofkin, Bruce V ^b   Kuris, Armand M ^c   Stewart Oaten, Allan ^c   Mungai, Benjamin N ^a   Kihara, Jimmy H ^d   Mungai, Francis ^d   Yundu, Josephat ^d   Mbui, Jane ^a   Rashid, Juma R ^a   Kariuki, Curtis H ^d   Ouma, John H ^d   Koech, Davy K ^a   Loker, Eric S ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KENYA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATIENT MONITORING; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SNAIL; VECTOR CONTROL;

ASTACOIDEA; BULINUS AFRICANUS; GASTROPODA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032752044     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.751     Document Type: Article

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