Simulium neavei-transmitted onchocerciasis: HIV infection increases severity of onchocercal skin disease in a small sample of patients

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 310-311

  Kipp, Walter ^a   Bamuhiiga, Jotham ^b   Rubaale, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c German Agency for Technical Co   (Uganda)

Author keywords

HIV; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocerciasis; Simulium neavei; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULIUM; SKIN INFECTION; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIMULIIDAE; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC;

ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; SIMULIUM NEAVEI;

EID: 4444326737     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)90157-X     Document Type: Article

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