The effect of different treatment regimens on the epidemiology of seasonally transmitted Schistosoma haematobium infections in four villages in the Senegal River Basin, Senegal

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-150

  Shaw, D J ^a,c   Vercruysse, J ^a   Picquet, M ^a,b,c   Sambou, B ^b   Ly, A ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Programme ESPOIR   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Epidemiology; Schistosoma haematobium; Senegal; Transmission; Treatment regimens

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENEGAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINALYSIS;

GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 0032932751     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90288-2     Document Type: Article

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