Combine utilisation of Rapid Assessment Procedures for loiasis (RAPLOA) and onchocerciasis (REA) in rain forest villages of Cameroon

Filaria Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Wanji, Samuel ^a,b   Tendongfor, Nicholas ^a,b   Esum, Mathias ^d   Yundze, Siker S J ^a,b   Taylor, Mark J ^c   Enyong, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b Research Foundation in Tropical Diseases and Environment   (Cameroon)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Tropical Medicine Research Station   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOA LOA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROFILARIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAIN FOREST; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEAMWORK; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 26844559755     PISSN: 14752883     EISSN: 14752883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2883-4-2     Document Type: Article

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