Concerted action is needed to tackle liver fluke infections in Asia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Sripa, Banchob ^a,b  

^a Asian Liver Fluke Network   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONORCHIS SINENSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FASCIOLIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; OPISTHORCHIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; TROPICAL DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANIMAL; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 48949118068     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000232     Document Type: Article

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