Echinostoma malayanum infection, the Philippines [11]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1130-1131

  Belizario Jr , Vicente Y ^a,b,f   Geronilla, Giovanni G ^a,b   Anastacio, Marilyn Benedith M ^a,b   De Leon, Winifreda U ^b   Suba an, Adriano P ^c   Sebastian, Arlene C ^d   Bangs, Michael J ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c Butuan City   (Philippines)

^d Rural Health Unit   (Philippines)

^e Navy Region Northwest   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOSTOMA; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; TREMATODIASIS;

EID: 34447259858     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1307.061486     Document Type: Letter

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