Pilot Assessment of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Context of Transmission Assessment Surveys for Lymphatic Filariasis in Benin and Tonga

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Chu, Brian K ^a   Gass, Katherine ^a   Batcho, Wilfrid ^b   Ake, Malakai ^c   Dorkenoo, Améyo M ^d   Adjinacou, Elvire ^b   Mafi, Eva ^c   Addiss, David G ^e  

^a Task Force for Global Health   (United States)

^b MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Benin)

^c Ministry of Health Tonga   (Tonga)

^d MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Togo)

^e The Task Force for Global Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTHELMINTICS; BENIN; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOIL; TONGA;

EID: 84895746430     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002708     Document Type: Article

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