Successful control of schistosomiasis in large sugar irrigation estates of Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 169-172

  Chimbari, M J ^a   Ndlela, B ^b  

^a University Lake Kariba Research Station   (Zimbabwe)

^b De Beer Research Laboratory   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PARASITOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SNAIL; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALS; CHILD; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PEST CONTROL; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SNAILS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035401154     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/cajm.v47i7.8609     Document Type: Article

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