Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Chemical-Based Mollusciciding for Control of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium Transmission

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  King, Charles H ^a,b   Sutherland, Laura J ^a,c   Bertsch, David ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICLOSAMIDE; PENTACHLOROPHENATE SODIUM; MOLLUSCACIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; META ANALYSIS; MOLLUSCICIDING; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFECTS; INCIDENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOLLUSCACIDES; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 84953257734     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004290     Document Type: Article

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