Prevalence of schistosoma haematobium infection among schoolchildren in remote areas devoid of sanitation in Northwestern Swaziland, Southern Africa

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-326

  Liao, Chien Wei ^a,c   Sukati, Hosea ^b   Nara, Takeshi ^c   Tsubouchi, Akiko ^c   Chou, Chia Mei ^a   Jian, Jiun Yu ^a   Huang, Ying Chieh ^a   Chang, Peter Wu Shou ^a   Chiu, Wen Ta ^d   Huang, Yao Hsien ^e   Fan, Chia Kwung ^a,f  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Blood Programme and National Clinical Laboratories   (Switzerland)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Taiwan Medical Mission in Kingdom of Swaziland   (Swaziland)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWAZILAND; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWAZILAND; URINE;

EID: 79960999645     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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