Seroepidemiology of schistosomiasis in Puerto Rico: Evidence for vanishing endemicity

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 827-830

  Hillyer, George V ^a   De Galanes, Maricelis Soler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

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PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 0032926769     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.827     Document Type: Article

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