Mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the regions of centre, East and West Cameroon

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Tchuenté, Louis Albert Tchuem ^a,b,c   Ngassam, Romuald Isaka Kamwa ^c   Sumo, Laurentine ^c   Ngassam, Pierre ^b   Noumedem, Calvine Dongmo ^c   Nzu, Deguy D'or Luogbou ^c   Dankoni, Esther ^c   Kenfack, Christian Mérimé ^c   Gipwe, Nestor Feussom ^c   Akame, Julie ^d   Tarini, Ann ^d   Zhang, Yaobi ^d   Angwafo III, Fru Fobuzski ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Centre for Schistosomiasis and Parasitology   (Cameroon)

^d HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CAMEROON; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA GUINEENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOIL; TRICHURIS; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA; TRICHURIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859207884     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001553     Document Type: Article

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