The epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis mansoni where Biomphalaria tenagophila is the snail host Epidemiologia e controle da esquistossomose mansônica em área onde o hospedeiro intermediário é Biomphalaria tenagophila

The epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis mansoni where Biomphalaria tenagophila is the snail host Epidemiologia e controle da esquistossomose mansônica em área onde o hospedeiro intermediário é Biomphalaria tenagophila

The epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis mansoni in the Municipality of Pedro de Toledo (State of S. Paulo, Brazil) since 1980, has been studied. In 1980 the prevalence evaluated by stool exams (Kato-Katz method) was 22.8% and no statistical difference at 5.0% level was observed between rural...

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Main Authors: Luiz Candido de Souza Dias, Carmen M. Glasser, Arnaldo Etzel, Urara Kawazoe, Sumie Hoshino-Shimizu, Hermínia Yohko Kanamura, José A. Cordeiro, Oswaldo Marçal Júnior, José F. Carvalho, Fernando L. Gonçales Júnior, Rosa Patucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1988-10-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Esquistossomose mansônica
Biomphalaria tenagophila
Schistosoma mansoni
Inquéritos epidemiológicos
Schistosomiasis mansoni
Health surveys
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