High Prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum Infection in Carabao from Samar Province, the Philippines: Implications for Transmission and Control

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Gordon, Catherine A ^a,b   Acosta, Luz P ^c   Gray, Darren J ^a,b,d   Olveda, Remigo M ^c   Jarilla, Blanca ^c   Gobert, Geoffrey N ^a   Ross, Allen G ^d   McManus, Donald P ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FORMALIN ETHYL ACETATE SEDIMENTATION TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MIRACIDIAL HATCHING TEST; MODIFIED KATO KATZ TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHILIPPINES; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; DISEASE VECTORS; FECES; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PARASITOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84866904415     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001778     Document Type: Article

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