Analysis of the effectiveness of control measures against Schistosoma mekongi using an intra- and inter-village model in Champasak Province, Lao PDR

Parasitology International

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 452-459

  Fukuhara, Kazuma ^a   Phompida, Samlane ^b   Insisiengmay, Sithat ^c   Kirinoki, Masashi ^d   Chigusa, Yuichi ^d   Nakamura, Satoshi ^e   Matsuda, Hajime ^d   Ishikawa, Hirofumi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Parasitology and Entomology   (Laos)

^c Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^d DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Khong; Mathematical model; Mekong River; Schistosoma mekongi; Universal mass treatment (UT)

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIRACIDIUM; NEOTRICULA APERTA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CERCARIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; RIVERS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEASONS; SNAILS;

NEOTRICULA APERTA; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI;

EID: 82155185217     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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