Schistosomiasis

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 10-19

  Utzinger, J ^a   Raso, G ^b   Steinmann, P ^c   Zhou, X N ^c   Vounatsou, P ^a   Brooker, S ^d   N'Goran, E K ^e  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

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

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

Geographical information system (GIS); Intermediate host snail; Life cycle; Praziquantel; Remote sensing; Risk factor; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Transmission; Treatment; Water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928479457     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00688-7     Document Type: Chapter

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