Irrigation and infection: The immunoepidemiology of schistosomiasis in ancient Nubia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 290-298

  Hibbs, Amber Campbell ^a   Secor, W Evan ^b   Van Gerven, Dennis ^c   Armelagos, George ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

paleoepidemiology; parasite ecology; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGICAL MONITORING; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAIL; SPECIES HABITAT; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SUDAN;

EID: 79956202871     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21493     Document Type: Article

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