Prevalence, intensity and associated morbidity of Schistosoma japonicum infection in the Dongting Lake region, China
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma japonicum infection and associated morbidity, and to estimate the infected human and buffalo populations in the Dongting Lake region, Hunan province, China. METHODS: We used data from the third national schistosomiasis periodic epid...
Main Authors: | Julie Balen, Zheng-Yuan Zhao, Gail M Williams, Donald P McManus, Giovanna Raso, Jürg Utzinger, Jie Zhou, Yue-Sheng Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2007-07-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007000700009&lng=en&tlng=en |
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