Sero-epidemiological survey of gnathostomiasis in Lao PDR

Parasitology International

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 599-605

  Vonghachack, Youthanavanh ^a,b   Dekumyoy, Paron ^a   Yoonuan, Tippayarat ^a   Sa nguankiat, Surapol ^a   Nuamtanong, Supaporn ^a   Thaenkham, Urusa ^a   Phommasack, Bounlay ^c   Kobayashi, Jun ^d   Waikagul, Jitra ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^c Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Food borne nematode; Gnathostoma spinigerum; Gnathostomiasis; Immunoblot; Lao PDR; Sero prevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOG; EEL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FROG; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LAOS; LARVAL STAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; THELAZIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CHILD; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; GNATHOSTOMA; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; HAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LAOS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCIFORMES; RANIDAE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SMEGMAMORPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

ANURA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHANNA; GNATHOSTOMA; GNATHOSTOMA SPINIGERUM; SYNBRANCHIDAE;

EID: 77958451543     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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