The relationship between prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection and different morbidity indicators during the course of a control programme on Pemba Island
- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 91 (6) , 643-646
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90504-6
Abstract
A long-term schistosomiasis control programme was initiated on Pemba Island,Tanzania in 1986 with the aim of eliminating morbidity due to SchistosomaKeywords
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