Schistosomiasis japonica in the Philippines: The long-term impact of population-based chemotherapy on infection, transmission, and morbidity

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 163-172

  Olveda, Remigio M ^c   Daniel, Bruce L ^b   Ramirez, Bernadette D L ^c   Aligui, Gemiliano D L ^c   Acosta, Luz P ^c   Fevidal, P ^c   Tiu, Edita ^c   De Veyra, Federico ^c   Peters, Pierre A ^c   Romulo, Rodrigo ^c   Domingo, Ernesto ^c   Wiest, Peter M ^a   Olds, G Richard ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 19244364090     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.1.163     Document Type: Article

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