Cross-sectional associations between intensity of animal and human infection with Schistosoma japonicum in Western Samar province, Philippines

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 446-452

  McGarvey, Stephen T ^a   Carabin, Hélène ^b   Balolong Jr , Ernesto ^c   Bélisle, Patrick ^d   Fernandez, Tomas ^e   Joseph, Lawrence ^f   Tallo, Veronica ^c   Gonzales, Ryan ^c   Tarafder, Mushfiqur R ^b   Alday, Portia ^c   Willingham, Arve Lee ^g   Olvedac, Remigio ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^d MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITE INTENSITY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BUFFALO; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PHILIPPINES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; ZOONOSES;

ASIA; EASTERN VISAYAS; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WESTERN SAMAR;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS BUBALIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 33744925404     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.026427     Document Type: Article

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