A review of taeniasis and cysticercosis in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Parasitology International

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-255

  Conlan, James ^a,b   Khounsy, Syseng ^b   Inthavong, Phouth ^b   Fenwick, Stanley ^a   Blacksell, Stuart ^a,c,d   Thompson, R C Andrew ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (Laos)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Lao PDR; Taenia saginata; Taenia saginata asiatica; Taenia solium; Taeniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTICERCOSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; LAOS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TAENIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTICERCOSIS; HUMANS; LAOS; LARVA; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

SUIDAE; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SAGINATA ASIATICA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 44949247675     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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