Prevalence of intestinal protozoa in communities along the Lake Victoria region of Uganda

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  McElligott, James T ^a   Naaktgeboren, Christiana ^b   Makuma Massa, Henry ^c   Summer, Andrea P ^a   Deal, Jeffery L ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Water Missions International   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Infections; Parasitic sensitivity tests; Prevalence; Protozoan; Uganda; Water consumption

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; LAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RAPID TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; UGANDA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891372804     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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