Epidemiology of human ancylostomiasis among rural villagers in Nanlin County (Zhongzhou Village), Anhui Province, China: Age-associated prevalence, intensity and hookworm species identification

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 692-697

  Wang, Yong ^a   Shen, Guangjin ^a   Wu, Weitu ^a   Xiao, Shuhua ^b   Hotez, Peter J ^c   Li, Qiyang ^a   Xue, Haichou ^b   Yi, Xiaomei ^a   Liu, Xiaoming ^a   Zhan, Bin ^b   Hawdon, John M ^c   Chou, Li ^a   Ji, Hong ^a   Hu, Chunmei ^a   Feng, Zheng ^b  

^a Anhui Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CHINA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TRICHURIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TRICHURIASIS;

EID: 0033287160     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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