Enzootic angiostrongyliasis in Guangzhou, China, 2008-2010

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 846-849

  Yang, Xiao ^a,b   Qu, Zhenyu ^a,b   He, Hualiang ^c   Zheng, Xiaoying ^a,b   He, Ai ^a,b   Wu, Yu ^a,b   Liu, Qian ^a,b   Zhang, Dongjing ^a,b   Wu, Zhongdao ^a,b   Li, Zhuoya ^a,b   Zhan, Ximei ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHONGKAI UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHATINA FULICA; ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; MALE; NONHUMAN; POMACEA CANALICULATA; PREVALENCE; RAT; RESIDENT; RODENT; SNAIL;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; CHINA; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MALE; MICE; RATS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ACHATINA FULICA; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; GASTROPODA; POMACEA CANALICULATA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84861822752     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0532     Document Type: Article

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