Hydrological modelling of snail dispersal patterns in Msambweni, Kenya and potential resurgence of Schistosoma haematobium transmission

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 683-693

  Clennon, J A ^a,d   King, C H ^b   Muchiri, E M ^c   Kitron, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulinus nasutus; Dispersal; Eco epidemiology; GIS; Hydrology; Kenya; Remote sensing; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis; Snail

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BULINUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; KENYA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SNAILS; WATER;

BULINUS NASUTUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 34249650204     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182006001594     Document Type: Article

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