Evaluation of an improved approach using residences of schistosomiasis- positive school children to identify carriers in an area of low endemicity

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 495-499

  Massara, Cristiano Lara ^a   Peixoto, Sérgio Viana ^a   Enk, Martin Johannes ^a   Barros, Héliton Da Silva ^a   Carvalho, Omar Dos Santos ^a   Sakurai, Emilia ^b   Schall, Virginia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; OXAMNIQUINE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FECES ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROZYGOTE; HOUSING; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; HOUSING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 33645961919     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.495     Document Type: Article

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