New challenges in schistosomiasis control in Morocco

Acta Tropica

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Laamrani, H ^a   Khallaayoune, K ^a   Madsen, H ^a   Mahjour, J ^a   Gryseels, B ^a  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Control; Environmental methods; Irrigation; Morocco; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; IRRIGATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MOROCCO; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

ANIMAL; BULINUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMAN; IRRIGATION; MOROCCO; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEASONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WATER;

MOROCCO;

EID: 0034706879     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00114-5     Document Type: Article

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