Prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in urban and indigenous schoolchildren in Ortigueira, State of Parana, Brasil: Implications for control

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 302-307

  Scolari, Carla ^a   Torti, Carlo ^a   Beltrame, Anna ^a   Matteelli, Alberto ^a   Castelli, Francesco ^a   Gulletta, Maurizio ^a   Ribas, Milton ^b   Morana, Serenella ^c   Urbani, Carlo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d General Hospital of Macerata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brazil; Control; Epidemiologic survey; Schoolchildren; Soil transmitted helminthiasis

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SERVICES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BRAZIL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOIL; URBAN POPULATION;

ARGENTINA;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CESTODA; VERMES;

EID: 0034033568     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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