Successful outcome of an integrated strategy for the reduction of schistosomiasis transmission in an endemically complex area

Geospatial Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-220

  Li, Shi Zhu ^a   Qian, Ying Jun ^a   Yang, Kun ^b   Wang, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Hua Ming ^c   Liu, Jun ^c   Chen, Mu Hua ^d   Huang, Xi Bao ^e   Xu, Yin Long ^f   Bergquist, Robert ^g   Zhou, Xiao Nong ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^c Jiangling County Institute of Schistosomiasis Control   (China)

^d Jiangling County Bureau of Health   (China)

^e Hubei Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^f INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Adaptive strategies and technology; Greenhouse gases; Integrated control; People's Republic of China; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861007712     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2012.139     Document Type: Article

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