Burden of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in primary school children in Mpumalanga, South Africa, and implications for control

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 98, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 607-610

  Mngomezulu, N ^a   Govere, J M ^a   Durrheim, D N ^b   Speare, R ^b   Viljoen, L ^a   Appleton, C ^c   Booman, M ^a  

^a Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA;

ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 0036880954     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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