Schistosomiasis among young children in Usoma, Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 787-791

  Verani, Jennifer R ^a   Abudho, Bernard ^b   Montgomery, Susan P ^a   Mwinzi, Pauline N M ^b   Shane, Hillary L ^c   Butler, Sara E ^a   Karanja, Diana M S ^b   Secor, W Evan ^a  

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

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 79958748638     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0685     Document Type: Article

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