Frequency of intestinal parasites among food-handlers in Khartoum, Sudan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1098-1104

  Babiker, M A ^a   Ali, M S M ^b   Ahmed, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JUBA   (Sudan)

^b AL NEELAIN UNIVERSITY   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHER; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOATATION; FOOD HANDLER; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INFECTION RATE; INTESTINE PARASITE; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCREENING TEST; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; SUDAN; TAENIA SAGINATA; WORKER;

EID: 73249139079     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.5.1098     Document Type: Article

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