Bilharzia in the Philippines: Past, present, and future

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-56

  Olveda, David U ^a   Li, Yuesheng ^b,c   Olveda, Remigio M ^d   Lam, Alfred K ^a   McManus, Donald P ^c   Chau, Thao N P ^e   Harn, Donald A ^f   Williams, Gail M ^g   Gray, Darren J ^g   Ross, Allen G P ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Department of Health   (Philippines)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bilharzia; Control; Philippines; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TREMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE;

BILHARZIA; CONTROL; PHILIPPINES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PHILIPPINES; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

EID: 84891559712     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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