Intestinal heterophyidiasis: An emerging food-borne parasitic zoonosis in Southern Philippines

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 36-42

  Belizario Jr , V Y ^b   Bersabe, M J ^a   De Leon, W U ^c   Hilomen, V Y ^c   Paller, G V ^c   De Guzman Jr , A D ^c   Bugayong, M G ^c  

^a Department of Health   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PEPTIC ULCER; PHILIPPINES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HETEROPHYIDAE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PEPTIC ULCER; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0035553356     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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