Seroepidemiology of Fasciola hepatica in Mersin province and surrounding towns and the role of family history of the Fascioliasis in the transmission of the parasite

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-203

  Özturhan, Hakan ^a   Emekdaş, Gürol ^a   Sezgin, Orhan ^a   Korkmaz, Metin ^b   Altintaş, Engin ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Excretory secretory ELISA; Fasciola hepatica; Seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FAMILY HEALTH; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 70350165079     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4318/tjg.2009.0007     Document Type: Article

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