Post-transmission schistosomiasis: A new agenda

Acta Tropica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-7

  Giboda, M ^a   Bergquist, N R ^b  

^a World Health Organization ^*  (Czech Republic)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMAL; DISEASE VECTORS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAILS;

EID: 0034706875     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00120-0     Document Type: Editorial

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