Characteristics of schistosomiasis in travelers reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network 1997-2008

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 729-734

  Nicolls, Deborah J ^a   Weld, Leisa H ^b   Schwartz, Eli ^c   Reed, Christie ^b   Von Sonnenburg, Frank ^d   Freedman, David O ^e   Kozarsky, Phyllis E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCREENING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAVEL;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 55849124019     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.729     Document Type: Article

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