The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth and protozoan infections in south-west Cameroon

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-37

  Mbuh, J V ^a   Ntonifor, N H ^a   Ojong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMINTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEWAGE; SEX RATIO; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH; TRICHURIS; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITES; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; RURAL HEALTH; SOIL; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 84856237183     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X1000091X     Document Type: Article

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