Hookworm (Necator americanus) transmission in inland areas of sandy soils in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-476

  Mabaso, M L H ^a,b   Appleton, C C ^a   Hughes, J C ^a   Gouws, E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clay soils; Hookworm; Necator americanus; Sandy soils; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH MONITORING; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL PROPERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLAY; CLIMATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; LARVA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREVALENCE; SANDY SOIL; SEASHORE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WORM INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NECATORIASIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PREVALENCE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 2342481723     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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