Hygiene practices and contamination risks of surface waters by schistosomae eggs: The case of an infested village in Northern Senegal;Pratiques hygiéniques et risques de contamination des eaux de surface par des œufs de schistosomes: Le cas d'un village infesté dans le nord du Sénégal

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-14

  Sow, S ^a,b,c   De Vlas, S J ^c   Polman, K ^a   Gryseels, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Région Médicale de St Louis ^*  (Senegal)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fecal contamination; Hygiene; Kassak; Northern senegal; Schistosomiasis; Sub saharan africa; Water body

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEFECATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGG; FECES; FEMALE; HABIT; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SENEGAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFECATION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EGGS; FECES; FEMALE; HABITS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENEGAL; TOILET FACILITIES; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 3042637827     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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