Soil transmitted helminth infections and schistosomiasis in school age children in sub-Saharan Africa: Efficacy of chemotherapeutic intervention since World Health Assembly resolution 2001

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-

  Uneke, C J ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Chemotherapy; Children; Infection; Schistosomiasis; Soil transmitted helminth

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMODIAQUINE; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; OXAMINIQUINE; OXANTEL; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KENYA; NIGERIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENEGAL; SOIL; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955673229     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v12i1.56366     Document Type: Review

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