High toxoplasma seroprevalence associated with meat eating habits of locals in Nepal

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-93

  Rai, Shiba Kumar ^a   Matsumura, Takeo ^b   Ono, Kazuo ^c   Abe, Ayako ^d   Hirai, Kazuko ^e   Rai, Ganesh ^f   Sumi, Katsumi ^f   Kubota, Koji ^g   Uga, Shoji ^a   Shrestha, Hari Govinda ^h  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sanda   (Japan)

^c Public Health Institute of Hyogo Prefecture   (Japan)

^d Kobe Yamate College   (Japan)

^e Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^f Nepal   (Nepal)

^g HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Cat; Meat eating; Nepal; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COOKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKERY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0033301866     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053959901100207     Document Type: Article

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