Human paragonimiasis in Africa

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 153-162

  Aka, N'Da A ^a,b   Adoubryn, Koffi ^a   Rondelaud, Daniel ^b   Dreyfuss, Gilles ^b  

^a Fac Med   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Human paragonimiasis; Intermediate hosts; Paragonimus spp.; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

AFRICA; BENIN; BLUE CRAB; CAMEROON; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIBERIA; LIBERONAUTES; METACERCARIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS; PARAGONIMUS AFRICANUS; PARAGONIMUS UTEROBILATERALIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VECTOR; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SNAIL; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SUDANONAUTES; TROPICS;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 67651174644     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.55660     Document Type: Review

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