A comparison of re-infection rates with Schistosoma haematobium following chemotherapy in areas with high and low levels of infection

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Mutapi, F ^a,c   Ndhlovu, P D ^b   Hagan, P ^d   Woolhouse, M E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Antibody; Immunity; Re infection; Schistosomiasis; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANTITREMATODAL AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; HUMANS; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; ZIMBABWE;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032943028     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1999.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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