Time to set the agenda for schistosomiasis elimination

Acta Tropica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 423-440

  Rollinson, David ^a   Knopp, Stefanie ^b,c   Levitz, Sarah ^a   Stothard, J Russell ^d   Tchuem Tchuenté, Louis Albert ^e,f,g   Garba, Amadou ^b,c,h   Mohammed, Khalfan A ⁱ   Schur, Nadine ^b,c   Person, Bobbie ^j   Colley, Daniel G ^k   Utzinger, Jürg ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^g Centre for Schistosomiasis and Parasitology   (Cameroon)

^h Ministry of Health Niamey   (Niger)

ⁱ Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^j CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Elimination; Morbidity control; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Transmission control

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSCACIDE; NICLOSAMIDE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MORBIDITY; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGERIA; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAZIL; CAPACITY BUILDING; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EGYPT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERADICATION THERAPY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRAN; JAPAN; MAURITIUS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROSCOPY; MOROCCO; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAINT LUCIA; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA GUINEENISIS; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNAIL; TUNISIA; VECTOR CONTROL; VENEZUELA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WORM EXPULSION;

ALGERIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; EGYPT; IRAN; JAPAN; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS; MOROCCO; SAINT LUCIA; SAUDI ARABIA; TUNISIA; VENEZUELA; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ELIMINATION; MORBIDITY CONTROL; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84874654727     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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