Human taeniasis and cysticercosis in Asia

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9399, 2003, Pages 1918-1920

  Ito, Akira ^a   Nakao, Minoru ^a   Wandra, Toni ^b  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; FIBRONECTIN; NICROSAMIDE; OXFENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; RECOMBINANT VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASIA; BEEF CATTLE; CESTODE; CYSTICERCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EXON; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWINE; TAENIA OVIS; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0345118073     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14965-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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