RE-EVALUATION OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL. III. "NOROESTE DE MINAS" MESOREGION

RE-EVALUATION OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL. III. "NOROESTE DE MINAS" MESOREGION

This study was conducted to assess the presence of schistosomiasis mansoni in the "Noroeste de Minas" mesoregion, an area considered non-endemic. A malacologic survey and parasitologic stool examinations were undertaken in 13 municipalities of the mesoregion. A sample of 3,283 primary scho...

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Main Authors: CARVALHO Omar S., MASSARA Cristiano L., GUERRA Henrique L., CAMPOS Yoná R., CALDEIRA Roberta L., CHAVES Adelú, KATZ Naftale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1998-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis mansoni
area free of schistosomiasis
"Noroeste de Minas" mesoregion
Biomphalaria straminea
Biomphalaria peregrina
Minas Gerais
Brasil
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