High prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infection in water buffaloes in the Philippines assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 646-652

  Wu, Hai Wei ^a,b,c   Qin, Yuan Fang ^d   Chu, Kai ^c   Meng, Rui ^c   Liu, Yun ^c   McGarvey, Stephen T ^e   Olveda, Remigio ^f   Acosta, Luz ^f   Ji, Min Jun ^c   Fernandez, Tomas ^g   Friedman, Jennifer F ^a,b   Kurtis, Jonathan D ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^g VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHILIPPINES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WATER BUFFALO; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; PHILIPPINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

BUBALUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 77950936662     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0638     Document Type: Article

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