A novel community-based water recreation area for schistosomiasis control in rural Ghana

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-268

  Kosinski, Karen Claire ^a   Crocker, Jonathan J ^b   Durant, John L ^c   Osabutey, Dickson ^d   Adjei, Michael N ^e   Gute, David M ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

^c Tufts University   (United States)

^d University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^e NONE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Primary prevention; Public health engineering; Recreation; Schistosoma haematobium; Urogenital schistosomiasis; Water

Indexed keywords

HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 84864624277     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2011.003     Document Type: Article

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