The Last Fifteen Years of Schistosomiasis in Venezuela: Features and Evolution

Control of schistosomiasis in Venezuela has been a topic of major interest and controversy among the metaxenic parasitosis. A small area of transmission of approximately 15,000 km2 was thought to be eradicated some years ago. However, some epidemiological characteristics of our transmission area hav...

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Main Authors: Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Carlos Balzan, César Arteaga, Italo Cesari, Oscar Noya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000200002