Prevalence and pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica in three different regions of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil Prevalência e patogenicidade da Entamoeba histolytica em três regiões diferentes do estado de Pernambuco, Nordeste Brasileiro

Parasitological examinations were carried out on 663 individuals of three different cities of Pernambuco State, Northeastern Brazil: Recife, Palmares and Bodocó. The population from a drought area of Pernambuco State, Bodocó, was investigated for amoebiasis and compared with Recife, metropolitan cit...

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Main Authors: Ivanize da Silva Aca, Seiki Kobayashi, Luiz Bezerra Carvalho Jr., Seiki Tateno, Tsutomu Takeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1994-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651994000600008