Update on Prevention and Treatment of Intestinal Helminth Infections

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Blair, Paul ^a   Diemert, David ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthelminthics; Disease control; Foodborne trematodiases; Intestinal helminths; Mass drug administration; Neglected tropical diseases; Parasites; Soil transmitted helminths; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; REINFECTION; REVIEW; SANITATION; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 84926049764     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-015-0465-x     Document Type: Review

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