Epidemiology of schistosomiasis in two high-risk communities of south cote d'ivoire with particular emphasis on pre-school-aged children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-41

  Coulibaly, Jean T ^a,b,c,d,e   N'gbesso, Yves K ^a,b,c,d,e   N'guessan, Nicaise A ^a,b,c,d,e   Winkler, Mirko S ^a,b,c,d,e   Utzinger, Jurg ^a,b,c,d,e   N'goran, Eliezer K ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^e Departement d'Agboville   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OCCUPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SIBLING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880604875     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0346     Document Type: Article

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