Schistosomiasis in infants and pre-school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: Implication for control

Parasitology

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 835-841

  Ekpo, Uwem F ^a   Oluwole, Akinola S ^a   Abe, Eniola M ^a   Etta, Hannah E ^b   Olamiju, Francisca ^c   Mafiana, Chiedu F ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c 605 Hospital Place   (Nigeria)

^d National Universities Commission   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

control; epidemiology; pre school aged children; schistosomiasis; sub Saharan Africa; transmission

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 84861861672     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182012000029     Document Type: Review

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