Seroprevalence of human Taenia solium cysticercosis in Haiti

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-116

  Raccurt, C P ^a   Agnamey, P ^a   Boncy, J ^b   Henrys, J H ^c   Totet, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b Laboratoire National de Sante Publique   (Haïti)

^c Dpartement de Sant Publique   (Haïti)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HAITI; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEWAGE; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAITI; HUMANS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAENIA SOLIUM;

SUIDAE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 70350509070     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X09232330     Document Type: Article

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