Taeniasis/cysticercosis trend worldwide and rationale for control

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Montresor, Antonio ^a   Palmer, Kevin ^b  

^a WHO   (Viet Nam)

^b The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis control; WHO

Indexed keywords

NICLOSAMIDE;

CESTODE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; EPILEPSY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS; VACCINATION; WARD;

ANIMALS; CYSTICERCOSIS; HUMANS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIASIS; WORLD HEALTH;

CESTODA; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 31944435950     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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