A drug-based intervention study on the importance of buffaloes for human Schistosoma japonicum infection around Poyang Lake, People's Republic of China

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-341

  Gou, Jiagang ^b   Li, Yuesheng ^a   Gray, Darren ^a   Ning, An ^c   Hu, Guanghan ^b   Chen, Honggen ^c   Davis, George M ^d   Sleigh, Adrian C ^e   Feng, Zheng ^b   McManus, Donald P ^a   Williams, Gail M ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Disease   (China)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FRESH WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; SNAIL; WATER SUPPLY; ZOONOSIS;

BUBALUS; JAPONICA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BUFFALOES; CHILD; CHINA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SNAILS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER SUPPLY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33645829475     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.335     Document Type: Article

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